Craig Mcmillan

Craig McMillan

Craig McMillan

New Zealand New Zealand

Overview

Full Name Craig Douglas McMillan
Age 48y 101d
Born Monday September 13, 1976, New Zealand
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Right-arm medium
Playing Role Batter

Teams represented

New Zealand New ZealandRoyal Bengal Tigers Royal Bengal TigersCentral Conference Central ConferenceCanterbury CanterburyGloucestershire GloucestershireHampshire HampshireMCC MCCNZ Academy NZ AcademyNew Zealand A New Zealand ANew Zealand Inv XI New Zealand Inv XISouth Island South IslandNew Zealand Under-19 New Zealand Under-19New Zealand Legends New Zealand LegendsNew Jersey Tritons New Jersey Tritons

Biography

Craig McMillan was a former New Zealand middle order batsmen who was known for his exceptional big hitting prowess. Adding forte to New Zealand's shaky middle order, this man went on to win many a match for his team. Also a handy medium pace bowler, he would chip in with vital wickets helping his team's cause more often than not. Even for a bowler who bowled at a military medium pace, he was aggressive and pretty lavish with his bouncers.

McMillan's career is highlighted by his particularly attacking century against Australia in 2007 where he lifted his team to a morale boosting victory. Chasing a formidable 350, New Zealand got off to the worst possible start losing their top four batsmen for just 41 runs. McMillan came to the crease under immense pressure and scored a blistering century off only 67 balls to take back the record for the fastest century by a New Zealander.

In the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 which was held in South Africa in 2007, McMillan was New Zealand's top performer by a distance. He was New Zealand's top scorer with 163 runs with an average of 40.75 and a phenomenal strike-rate of 181.

In spite of his big hitting abilities, McMillan never quite made it big at the Test level. He often got out trying to be too aggressive and this caused his downfall in the end. Following the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup, McMillan's form suffered and he was consequently axed from the national team. He managed to find a way back into the limited overs side on the back of heavy scoring for domestic side, Canterbury. Strong performances against Australia and Sri Lanka ensured that he was picked for the 2007 ICC CWC.

After the end of the ICC World Twenty20 in 2007. McMillan announced his retirement from international cricket citing injury issues. Being a diabetic, he found it difficult to maintain fitness and hence called it quits. He never played another international tournament again. Following that, he went on to join the rebel league in India and captained the Royal Bengal Tigers. McMillan has also played in the English county circuit for Hampshire and Gloucestershire.

Debut
New Zealand vs Australia at Brisbane - Friday November 7, 1997

Batting

Matches 55
Innings 91
Runs 3116
100's - 50's 6 - 19
Sixes - Fours 54 - 367
Average 38.46
Strike Rate 54.95
Highest Score (vs Sri Lanka, 27/05/1998) 142

Bowling

Matches 55
Innings 50
Overs 417
Wickets 28
Economy Rate 3.01
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Best Figures (vs Pakistan, 01/05/2002) 3/48

Fielding

Catches 22
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 4

Career Runs

598
450
300
150
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Years

Biography

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Craig McMillan was a former New Zealand middle order batsmen who was known for his exceptional big hitting prowess. Adding forte to New Zealand's shaky middle order, this man went on to win many a match for his team. Also a handy medium pace bowler, he would chip in with vital wickets helping his team's cause more often than not. Even for a bowler who bowled at a military medium pace, he was aggressive and pretty lavish with his bouncers.

McMillan's career is highlighted by his particularly attacking century against Australia in 2007 where he lifted his team to a morale boosting victory. Chasing a formidable 350, New Zealand got off to the worst possible start losing their top four batsmen for just 41 runs. McMillan came to the crease under immense pressure and scored a blistering century off only 67 balls to take back the record for the fastest century by a New Zealander.

In the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 which was held in South Africa in 2007, McMillan was New Zealand's top performer by a distance. He was New Zealand's top scorer with 163 runs with an average of 40.75 and a phenomenal strike-rate of 181.

In spite of his big hitting abilities, McMillan never quite made it big at the Test level. He often got out trying to be too aggressive and this caused his downfall in the end. Following the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup, McMillan's form suffered and he was consequently axed from the national team. He managed to find a way back into the limited overs side on the back of heavy scoring for domestic side, Canterbury. Strong performances against Australia and Sri Lanka ensured that he was picked for the 2007 ICC CWC.

After the end of the ICC World Twenty20 in 2007. McMillan announced his retirement from international cricket citing injury issues. Being a diabetic, he found it difficult to maintain fitness and hence called it quits. He never played another international tournament again. Following that, he went on to join the rebel league in India and captained the Royal Bengal Tigers. McMillan has also played in the English county circuit for Hampshire and Gloucestershire.