In the second of the finals, he was Man of the Match for the third consecutive game, topscoring for England with 70 and taking two wickets, as well another difficult catch off the bowling of Sajid Mahmood to once again dismiss Matthew Hayden. By the end of the season, his talents were well recognized and he received the prestigious Jack Ryder Medal for the best player in the league. He is. In February 2022, he was named interim head coach of the men's England cricket team. Paul Collingwood Ex Durham and England cricketer now coaching the current and next generation | Enquiries @phoenix.mg. In August 2017, he was named in a World XI side to play three Twenty20 International matches against Pakistan in the 2017 Independence Cup in Lahore. [99] This was a pivotal moment: England went on to lose the next six wickets for 126 runs, and so lost the Test match. [157], For his performances in 2010, he was named in the World ODI XI by the ICC.[158]. 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He got married to Vicky in February 2005 in Cape Town in South Africa. A series of three consecutive match-winning performances by Collingwood at the end of the 200607 Commonwealth Bank Series in Australia brought him enthusiastic approval in the British media. Paul Collingwood is a thoroughly modest man. [50] It was during this game that he established his position as one of the best English fielders, with five catches and a run-out in the drawn match. Paul Kennedy is a reporter, author and presenter with more than two decades' journalism experience. 1,000+ Test runs in a calendar year in 2006. Until May 2019, he was England's most capped ODI cricketer and was, until passed by Ian Bell in 2015, the leading ODI run scorer. By the time he forced his way into the Under-19 team he was batting at the top of the order and the following year he was offered a professional contract. He played in the First Test in against Pakistan in Multan in 2005, but scored only 13 runs in his two innings and took no wickets. Later in the 2013 LV County Championship, he served as the captain and assistant coach of Durham, leading them to a victory. Collingwood's poor form continued into the first Test of South Africa's tour of England in July 2008, as he scored only seven runs in his first innings at Lord's, although replays suggested an umpiring error, the ball hitting not his bat but only his pad. [77] Collingwood thus became the first Durham player to make a Test century for England. On 7 February 2022, it was announced that Collingwood would serve as interim head coach of the men's England cricket team for the forthcoming West Indies Test series.[164]. After his retirement, he served as coach and supporting staff to the England and Scotland cricket teams. Collingwood kept his place for the first three Tests against Sri Lanka in the summer of 2006. He stands tall up to 5 feet and 11 inches of height. The couple had three daughters, namely Shannon, Keira and Hannah Mae. He finished on a high, becoming a three-times Ashes winner as England won a series in Australia for the first time in 24 years, with three innings victories contributing to a 31 win. In that same year, two days after achieving his fifth Test century at Riverside in an England victory, he joined Liam Plunkett in helping the county enter its first Friends Provident Trophy final, which they would also go on to win. Paul David Collingwood MBE (born 26 May 1976) is an English cricket coach and former player, who played in all three formats of the game internationally for England. He has played all three formats of the game internationally for England and retired from Test cricket in 2011, finishing on a high as a three-times Ashes winner. [7][8][9] For two years he remained an occasional Test player but after selection for the final Test of the 2005 Ashes, he secured a regular place. [137] The 47-year-old stepped down from England's head coach after a humiliating 0-4 loss in the high-profiled 2021-22 Ashes series. [2] His nicknames are 'Colly', 'Weed' Brigadier Block and 'Shep'; Brigadier Block being a nickname given to him by Nasser Hussain for his ability to play defensive shots, and the latter is an apparent homage to the famous Blue Peter Collie dog, Shep. Paul Collingwood sees parallels between the current England side gunning for glory at the T20 World Cup and the one he captained to the trophy 11 years ago.. England stand on the brink of the semi . Paul Collingwood completed his schooling from Blackfyne Comprehensive School, which is now known as Consett Academy. Ex-wife of Carl "Alfalfa" Dean Switzer. He did, however, end up as the tournament's joint top fielder, grabbing eight catches along with Graeme Smith, and took what is arguably his most stunning catch, to dismiss Devon Smith off the bowling of Andrew Flintoff during the final Super Eight match versus the West Indies.[131]. Recognising his need to improve his all-round game Collingwood took himself off to Australia for their 200001 season where he played for the long-established Richmond Cricket Club in the tough Melbourne Premier League. [52], He retained his place in England's one-day side throughout the summer of 2004 despite a knee injury, and scored an unbeaten 79 in the second match of the NatWest Challenge against India at The Oval, with England winning the series 21. His performance for Durham in 2001 had attracted a lot of attention, earning him a position in the One Day International (ODI) squad for England. He captained his county, Durham County Cricket Club, for the final six seasons of his career. [88], Collingwood took his first Test wicket on 6 August 2006, trapping Faisal Iqbal leg before wicket for a golden duck in the Third Test at Headingley. However, after two lacklustre defeats to India and Australia, critics such as Geoffrey Boycott and some fans began to question the coaching staff's placement of him in the batting order. Nevertheless, he was awarded a 12-month ECB contract when the winter touring squads were announced for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He is known to have a batting average of between 20 and 30, while his bowling average was between 30 and 60. This was a pivotal moment: England went on to lose the next six wickets for 126 runs, and so lost the Test match. "We had a big argument the night before we got married, and it was nearly called off. [155], Collingwood was then rested for the home Test series against Bangladesh, but returned for the five-match ODI series against Australia in June. Follow. Collingwood was fined 1000 during the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship when he visited a lap-dancing club prior to England's match with New Zealand. On a flat wicket, however, this was put into context by the Australians, who amassed 674 for 6 declared, with four centurions; Collingwood bowled nine overs, and claimed the wicket of Brad Haddin caught at deep midwicket. Paul Collingwood father's name is under review and mother unknown at this time. [110], Despite the series ending with a 50 whitewash by Australia, Collingwood finished the series ranked 14th in the LG ICC World Rankings for Test batsmen. 'I am genuinely excited to be leading the Test team for the tour of the Caribbean and I can't wait to get started,' Paul said at the time. [98] However, on the fourth day, England seemed to be batting towards a draw, when Collingwood, who had worked his way to a hardearned 96 was stumped "skipping miles down the pitch and trying to smack Warne over his head to reach a hundred". Collingwood played in all seven matches of the 2002 NatWest Series against India and Sri Lanka, ending on the losing side in the final to India. His innings of 120 not out was the highest ever by an English ODI player against Australia in Australia. In the second of the finals, he was Man of the Match for the third consecutive game, topscoring for England with 70 and taking two wickets, as well another difficult catch off the bowling of Sajid Mahmood to once again dismiss Matthew Hayden.[121]. He was dropped for the Second Test as Michael Vaughan returned, but came back into the team for the Third Test against Pakistan when the toporder was reshuffled after Andrew Strauss returned to England for the birth of his first child. During England's subsequent tour of Sri Lanka Collingwood led the team to victory in the ODI Series. The players like him, and there's a desire to give an English coach an opportunity, especially in a white-ball environment where Eoin Morgan wields a lot of power. [48] Nevertheless, he was awarded a 12-month ECB contract when the winter touring squads were announced for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The comments below have not been moderated, By Paul previously married his wife Vicky in 2005, and they share daughters Shannon, 15, Keira, 14, and Hannah Mae, 11. [109] Collingwood's performance during this Test was mediocre, scoring 27 and 17 with the bat and not being called upon to bowl a single ball, as Australia won comfortably by ten wickets. Collingwood took his first Test wicket on 6 August 2006, trapping Faisal Iqbal leg before wicket for a golden duck in the Third Test at Headingley. Although he only scored 7 and 10 with the bat that match, his "blocking" alongside Kevin Pietersen in a 60-run sixth wicket stand on the final day helped England draw the match, and clinch the series to take the Ashes for the first time since 1987. [30][31], This stood in marked contrast to the previous season, when Collingwood was available to Durham for four of the five Tests, before his England recall for the final Ashes Test; he "pushed his claims for a Test recall with three centuries in four innings in the Frizzell County Championship. Managed by: Private User. Later that summer, he reached his 100th ODI cap and 50 ODI wickets in the same match by claiming the wickets of Inzamam-ul-Haq and Abdul Razzaq during the Fifth ODI against Pakistan in Birmingham on 10 September. Collingwood is now seen as a safe pair of hands while new interim managing director Andrew Strauss plots the best way forward for England's woefully under-performing Test cricket. "[17] In just 13 appearances in the County Championship in that 2005 season, Collingwood scored 1103 runs and took 21 wickets, averaging 55.15 and 31.90 respectively. He later explained, "I've found the extra workload to be very difficult []. [97], The first ball of the First Test, at the Gabba in Brisbane, bowled wildly wide by Steve Harmison set the tone for the series. He chose to support two charities through his benefit, Marie Curie Cancer Care and the Cricket Foundation's "Chance to Shine" project, which encourages cricket coaching in state schools. 300 N Campbell St, El Paso, Texas, 79901, United States. [27][28], His breakthrough began in 2000, when he was voted Player of the Year by the Durham members, particularly for his one-day efforts. The couple almost didn't get married. The name of Pauls middle daughter is Keira Collingwood. Against South Africa in November 2009, Collingwood surpassed Alec Stewart's record of 170 ODIs to become England's most capped player. The median value of property in Collingwood is set at $334,687 and the average commute is 20 min long. His first-class debut was in 1996 and he made his first appearance for England in One Day International cricket in 2001 and made his Test match debut in 2003. Later in 2005, he made his debut in test matches after playing a match against Pakistan. 14:44 GMT 04 Apr 2022. After Lord's, however, his form tailed away considerably: tormented by Australia's seam-bowling attack, his scores for the rest of the series were 13, 0 and 4, and 24 and 1, bringing his batting average for the five-match series down to 27.78. In the Second Test at Adelaide, Collingwood made a career-best 206 in England's first innings, sharing in a 310run fourthwicket stand with Pietersen; he became only the eighth English double centurion against Australia in Ashes history, and the first in Australia since Wally Hammond scored 251 and 200 in consecutive innings during the 192829 Ashes. [55] He played in all 11 ODIs against Zimbabwe and South Africa,[56][57] and was then named in the England Development Squad in May 2005,[58] and the 14-man squad for the NatWest Series against Bangladesh and Australia and the NatWest International Twenty20 against Australia that summer. [119] His knock was named as the fourth-best ODI Batting Performance of the year by ESPNCricinfo. He later worked for Scotland as a coach. [143] He was left out of the side for the following Test at Headingley, making way for Andrew Flintoff,[144] but was recalled for the third Test at Edgbaston, scoring a century and giving England a chance of beating South Africa and levelling the series. Paul Collingwood has played for Durham County Cricket Club. Described as a "natural athlete", he was regarded as one of the finest fielders of his time, usually fielding at backward point or at third or fourth slip in Tests; he also deputised as wicket-keeper for England. As Flintoff and Graeme Swann combined to bowl England to victory, Collingwood contributed two fine slip catches.[150]. With Nasser Hussain suffering from a bout of 'flu,[49] Collingwood made his Test debut against the Sri Lankans in the First Test at Galle in December 2003,[9][17] becoming the 622nd Englishman to play Test cricket. . The tournament was uneventful for Collingwood and the English, as he and the team were soon left by the wayside after qualification into the Super Eight round. [60] These were the bestever bowling figures by an Englishman in an ODI,[61] and made Collingwood the first player to score a century and take six wickets in an ODI. In 2007, Durham awarded Paul Collingwood a benefit year. He is the first T20I cap for England. First English cricket captain to lead a major ICC tournament-winning side. 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