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Full name Craig Douglas McMillan
Born September 13, 1976, Christchurch, Canterbury
Current age 32 years 25 days
Major teams New Zealand, Canterbury, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kolkata Tigers
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Cousin - JM McMillan

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

3116

142

38.46

5670

54.95

367

ODIs

197

183

4707

117

28.18

6198

75.94

373

T20Is

187

31.16

117

159.82

First-class

138

226

7817

168*

39.28

List A

323

303

8391

125

30.96

Twenty20

501

65*

31.31

320

156.56

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

2502

1257

3/48

44.89

3.01

89.3

ODIs

197

1879

1717

3/20

35.04

5.48

38.3

T20Is

First-class

138

6572

3167

6/71

35.98

2.89

74.6

List A

323

3597

3100

103

5/38

30.09

5.17

34.9

Twenty20

102

2/21

17.00

10.20

10.0

Career statistics

Test debut

Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane, Nov 7-11, 1997 scorecard

Last Test

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, Mar 18-22, 2005 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hyderabad (Decc), May 20, 1997 scorecard

Last ODI

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Kingston, Apr 24, 2007 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard

Last T20I

New Zealand v Pakistan at Cape Town, Sep 22, 2007 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1994/95

Last First-class

Marylebone Cricket Club v Sri Lanka A at Arundel, Jul 10-12, 2007 scorecard

List A debut

1994/95

Last List A

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Kingston, Apr 24, 2007 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard

Last Twenty20

New Zealand v Pakistan at Cape Town, Sep 22, 2007 scorecard

Craig McMillan found himself on the outer after the 2003 World Cup but worked his way back into New Zealand's ODI side just in time to earn selection for the 2007 tournament in the Caribbean. It was quite a shift after McMillan was dumped at the end of 2005 and began looking for other employment opportunities - including as a salesman. But he regained his limited-overs place for the home series against Sri Lanka in December 2006 and strong performances at the CB Series in Australia, followed by a New Zealand record 67-ball ODI century in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, ensured his ticket to the World Cup. McMillan impressed with bat and ball in his comeback, which was timely as New Zealand searched for all-round options with injuries to the likes of Scott Styris and Jacob Oram. McMillan, a player who had been gifted international selection from the age of 21, began his career productively and in March 2001 he took a world record 26 runs off one Younis Khan over in a Test against Pakistan at Hamilton. His destructive batting perhaps promised more than he delivered, however, and he was forced to test his resolve when overlooked for a tour of Sri Lanka in 2003. McMillan returned with 83 not out and an unbeaten century in India in 2003-04 to cement his Test spot but 18 months later lost it again and was views as purely a limited-overs option. His World Cup was useful without being outstanding but he was New Zealand's leading run-scorer at the ICC World Twenty20. It was to be his final international tournament, as he announced his retirement at the age of 31 in October 2007.
Brydon Coverdale October 2007

Apr 4, 2008

Craig McMillan attempts to launch one over the wicketkeeper © ICL

Dec 27, 2007

Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan © Getty Images

Dec 16, 2007

Craig McMillan works the ball to the off side during his 27 © Cricinfo Ltd

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