Craig McMillan
On scorecards: CD McMillan
In-game rating: 84/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Craig McMillan played 55 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1997 to 2005. The first came against Australia at Brisbane Cricket Ground, with scores of 54 and 0, and the last against Australia at Basin Reserve in 2005.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 1,860 runs at 35.8 in 36 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 142 from 179 balls against Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium in 1998, in a match New Zealand won. The best bowling is 3 for 48 against Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium in 2002.
In all: 6 hundreds, 19 fifties. At home the average was 47.6 across 27 Tests; away it was 30.8 across 28 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 647 runs at 58.8 in 8 Tests. Basin Reserve was the most frequent ground, with 10 Tests and 607 runs at 50.6. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 18 of the Tests Craig McMillan played and lost 19, with 18 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 55 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | 179 | Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 142 | 209 | Zimbabwe | Basin Reserve | 2000 | Drawn |
| 139 | 209 | Zimbabwe | Basin Reserve | 1998 | Won |
| 107* | 210 | England | Old Trafford | 1999 | Drawn |
| 106 | 140 | Bangladesh | Seddon Park | 2001 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/48 | 18 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2002 | Lost |
| 3/57 | 23 | Australia | Basin Reserve | 2000 | Lost |
| 3/65 | 14 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2001 | Drawn |
| 2/27 | 12 | Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1998 | Lost |
| 2/29 | 12.5 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2000 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 12 | 584 | 27.81 | 0/5 | 8 | 39.75 |
| England | 9 | 437 | 33.62 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| India | 8 | 647 | 58.82 | 1/5 | 2 | 69.00 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 242 | 26.89 | 0/2 | 6 | 28.17 |
| South Africa | 6 | 285 | 35.63 | 0/2 | 2 | 78.50 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 483 | 80.50 | 2/2 | 3 | 49.00 |
| West Indies | 4 | 103 | 20.60 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 159 | 26.50 | 1/0 | 5 | 29.20 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 176 | 88.00 | 1/1 | 2 | 19.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 27 | 1,760 | 47.57 | 3/12 | 12 | 46.33 |
| Away | 28 | 1,356 | 30.82 | 3/7 | 16 | 43.81 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19 | 1,256 | 43.31 | 3/7 | 8 | 48.25 |
| 2000s | 36 | 1,860 | 35.77 | 3/12 | 20 | 43.55 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Reserve | 10 | 607 | 50.58 | 2/2 | 6 | 26.50 |
| Seddon Park | 8 | 605 | 50.42 | 1/5 | 3 | 56.67 |
| Eden Park | 6 | 446 | 55.75 | 0/5 | 2 | 54.00 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 3 | 154 | 30.80 | 0/1 | 3 | 45.00 |
| Lancaster Park | 3 | 102 | 20.40 | 0/0 | 1 | 119.00 |
| 2 | 140 | 70.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1997 at Brisbane Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2005 at Basin Reserve
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