Craig McMillan
83New Zealand · BAT · 1997 to 2007 · on scorecards: CD McMillan
BATTING
- Matches
- 197
- Innings
- 183
- Runs
- 4707
- Average
- 28.18
- Strike rate
- 75.94
- High score
- 117
- 100s / 50s
- 3 / 28
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 49
- Average
- 35.04
- Economy
- 5.48
- Strike rate
- 38.3
- Best figures
- 3/20
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 44 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 11
CAREER IN BRIEF
Craig McMillan played 197 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1997 to 2007. The first came against Sri Lanka at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, with a score of 10, and the last against Sri Lanka at Sabina Park in 2007.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 3,643 runs at 29.9 in 149 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 117 from 96 balls against Australia at Seddon Park in 2007, in a match New Zealand won. In all: 3 hundreds, 28 fifties.
At home the average was 30.1 across 72 ODIs; away it was 29.3 across 54 ODIs. The most runs came against Australia: 895 runs at 25.6 in 38 ODIs. Eden Park was the most frequent ground, with 18 ODIs and 409 runs at 25.6. Craig McMillan captained New Zealand in 8 ODIs, winning 2 and losing 6. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 88 of the ODIs Craig McMillan played and lost 96.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 197 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 96 | Australia | Seddon Park | 2007 | Won |
| 105 | 116 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 2002 | Lost |
| 104* | 75 | Pakistan | Lancaster Park | 2001 | Won |
| 89 | 87 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2007 | Lost |
| 86 | 112 | South Africa | Adelaide Oval | 1997 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/20 | 3.3 | Pakistan | Carisbrook | 2001 | Won |
| 3/23 | 5 | South Africa | National Cricket Stadium | 2007 | Won |
| 3/44 | 8.2 | Sri Lanka | Lancaster Park | 2001 | Won |
| 2/17 | 4 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 1997 | Lost |
| 2/17 | 2 | Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2001 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 38 | 895 | 25.57 | 1/4 | 14 | 34.71 |
| South Africa | 33 | 637 | 22.75 | 0/4 | 7 | 24.00 |
| India | 25 | 601 | 26.13 | 0/4 | 3 | 46.33 |
| Sri Lanka | 22 | 408 | 20.40 | 0/1 | 7 | 45.57 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 744 | 49.60 | 2/4 | 4 | 52.25 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 492 | 32.80 | 0/4 | 12 | 21.75 |
| West Indies | 16 | 340 | 28.33 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| England | 11 | 232 | 25.78 | 0/1 | 2 | 30.00 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 158 | 31.60 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 1 | 71 | 71.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United States | 1 | 64 | – | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 72 | 1,687 | 30.13 | 2/10 | 20 | 34.70 |
| Away | 54 | 1,349 | 29.33 | 1/7 | 14 | 30.29 |
| Neutral | 71 | 1,671 | 25.71 | 0/11 | 15 | 39.93 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48 | 1,064 | 23.64 | 0/5 | 16 | 31.44 |
| 2000s | 149 | 3,643 | 29.86 | 3/23 | 33 | 36.79 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | 18 | 409 | 25.56 | 0/3 | 5 | 50.60 |
| Lancaster Park | 14 | 351 | 31.91 | 1/1 | 5 | 29.80 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 11 | 348 | 31.64 | 0/2 | 4 | 54.00 |
| Wellington Regional Stadium | 11 | 298 | 42.57 | 0/3 | 3 | 21.00 |
| McLean Park | 10 | 200 | 33.33 | 0/2 | 1 | 75.00 |
| Harare Sports Club | 6 | 169 | 33.80 | 0/1 | 2 | 14.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 1997 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2007 at Sabina Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 13 September 1976
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 6,198
- Ducks
- 9
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 47.6
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 77.6
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 151.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 38.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 38.8
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,349 balls faced in that period.
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