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NEW ZEALAND · Pace Bowler · 1965–1978

Richard Collinge

On scorecards: RO Collinge

In-game rating: 81/99

BOWLING

116
WICKETS
29.25
AVERAGE
2.64
ECONOMY
66.2
STRIKE RATE
6/63
BEST
3
5-WKT HAULS

FIELDING

10
CATCHES
0
STUMPINGS

CAREER IN BRIEF

Richard Collinge played 35 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1965 to 1978. The first came against Pakistan at Basin Reserve, with a score of 0 and 5 wickets, and the last against England at Lord's in 1978.

The most productive decade was the 1970s: 79 wickets at 28.5 in 22 Tests. The best bowling is 6 for 63 against India at Lancaster Park in 1976. In all: 3 five-wicket hauls.

With the ball: 80 wickets at 23.9 at home and 36 wickets at 41.2 away. The most wickets came against England: 48 wickets at 27.8 in 15 Tests. Eden Park was the most frequent ground, with 7 Tests and 29 wickets at 24.0. New Zealand won 4 of the Tests Richard Collinge played and lost 16, with 15 drawn.

The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 35 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.

BEST INNINGS

RunsBallsAgainstGroundYearResult
68*–PakistanEden Park1973Drawn
54–IndiaArun Jaitley Stadium1965Lost
36–IndiaWankhede Stadium1976Lost
34–IndiaCorporation Stadium1965Drawn
32–PakistanLancaster Park1965Drawn

BEST BOWLING

FiguresOversAgainstGroundYearResult
6/6316.6IndiaLancaster Park1976Drawn
5/7434EnglandHeadingley1973Lost
5/8218AustraliaEden Park1974Lost
4/4119EnglandEden Park1971Drawn
4/8416.4AustraliaEden Park1974Lost

Best in a match: 9/166 against Australia (1974).

RECORD BY OPPONENT

AgainstTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
England151759.720/04827.81
Pakistan914718.380/12833.61
India819621.780/12329.61
Australia3157.500/01725.65

HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL

WhereTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
Home2023615.730/18023.86
Away1529713.500/13641.22

BY DECADE

DecadeTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
1960s1324915.560/13730.92
1970s2228413.520/17928.47

GROUNDS

GroundTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
Eden Park712631.500/12923.97
Lancaster Park78617.200/02922.10
Basin Reserve6244.000/02226.05
Lord's34711.750/01032.20
Trent Bridge23612.000/0448.25
Headingley2133.250/0626.83

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