Craig McMillan Cricket Stats & Biography

About Craig McMillan

Craig McMillan is an international cricketer from New Zealand, listed as a batter. Career years: 1997 - 2007. Batting style: right-hand bat. Bowling style: right-arm medium. Date of birth: 1976-9-13. Career highlights — ODI: 4707 runs at avg 28.18, 3 hundreds; T20I: 187 runs at avg 31.16. Explore complete career numbers, debut matches and match-by-match form below.

Craig McMillan biography

Craig McMillan found himself on the outer after the 2003 World Cup but worked his way back into New Zealand's ODI side just in time to earn selection for the 2007 tournament in the Caribbean. It was quite a shift after McMillan was dumped at the end of 2005 and began looking for other employment opportunities - including as a salesman. But he regained his limited-overs place for the home series against Sri Lanka in December 2006 and strong performances at the CB Series in Australia, followed by a New Zealand record 67-ball ODI century in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, ensured his ticket to the World Cup. McMillan impressed with bat and ball in his comeback, which was timely as New Zealand searched for all-round options with injuries to the likes of Scott Styris and Jacob Oram. McMillan, a player who had been gifted international selection from the age of 21, began his career productively and in March 2001 he took a world record 26 runs off one Younis Khan over in a Test against Pakistan at Hamilton. His destructive batting perhaps promised more than he delivered, however, and he was forced to test his resolve when overlooked for a tour of Sri Lanka in 2003. McMillan returned with 83 not out and an unbeaten century in India in 2003-04 to cement his Test spot but 18 months later lost it again and was views as purely a limited-overs option. His World Cup was useful without being outstanding but he was New Zealand's leading run-scorer at the ICC World Twenty20. It was to be his final international tournament, as he announced his retirement at the age of 31 in October 2007. He joined the ICL soon after, captained the Royal Bengal Tigers, quit the league in 2009 and signed a one-year contract with Canterbury. Brydon Coverdale July 2009

Craig McMillan debut matches

International and first-class debut details for Craig McMillan across major cricket formats.

Format	Match	Venue	Date
TEST	AUS vs NZ	Brisbane	1997-11-07
ODI	SL vs NZ	Hyderabad (Deccan)	1997-05-20
T20	AUS vs NZ	Auckland	2005-02-17
			1970-01-01

Recent performances

Latest match scores and bowling figures for Craig McMillan.

Knights vs Triton' T20 · 2023-08-25 · Lauderhill

Batting - Bowling -

NZ Legends vs SA Legend T20 · 2022-09-12 · Kanpur

Batting 7 Bowling -

Cant Inv XI vs Well Legn XI T20 · 2011-03-13 · Wellington

Batting 41 Bowling 1/25

Wellington vs Canterbury T20 · 2010-01-26 · Rangiora

Batting 1 Bowling 2/27

Canterbury vs Auckland T20 · 2010-01-24 · Christchurch

Batting 18 Bowling 1/26

Otago vs Canterbury T20 · 2010-01-22 · Dunedin

Batting 29* Bowling 0/15

Northern Dis vs Canterbury T20 · 2010-01-17 · Hamilton

Batting - Bowling 0/16

Canterbury vs Central D T20 · 2010-01-15 · Nelson

Batting 38 Bowling 0/26

Canterbury vs Wellington T20 · 2010-01-06 · Wellington

Batting 17 Bowling -

Auckland vs Canterbury T20 · 2010-01-04 · Auckland

Batting 1 Bowling -

Craig McMillan career statistics

Format-wise batting and bowling records for Craig McMillan — including Test, ODI, T20I and domestic cricket where available.

Test batting stats

Matches 55

Innings 91

Runs 3116

Average 38.46

Strike rate 54.95

Highest score 142

100s 6

50s 19

Fours 367

Sixes 54

Catches 22

Test bowling stats

Matches 55

Innings 50

Wickets 28

Average 44.89

Economy 3.01

Strike rate 89.3

Best figure 3/48

4 wickets 0

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 2502

Runs conceded 1257

ODI batting stats

Matches 197

Innings 183

Runs 4707

Average 28.18

Strike rate 75.94

Highest score 117

100s 3

50s 28

Fours 373

Sixes 84

Catches 44

ODI bowling stats

Matches 197

Innings 74

Wickets 49

Average 35.04

Economy 5.48

Strike rate 38.3

Best figure 3/20

4 wickets 0

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 1879

Runs conceded 1717

T20I batting stats

Matches 8

Innings 7

Runs 187

Average 31.16

Strike rate 159.82

Highest score 57

100s 0

50s 1

Fours 8

Sixes 14

Catches 3

T20I bowling stats

Matches 8

Innings -

Wickets -

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Economy -

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List A batting stats

Matches 326

Innings 306

Runs 8457

Average 30.86

Highest score 125

100s 12

50s 43

Catches 89

List A bowling stats

Matches 326

Wickets 106

Average 29.79

Economy 5.18

Strike rate 34.4

Best figure 5/38

4 wickets 1

5 wickets 1

Balls bowled 3651

Runs conceded 3158

T20s batting stats

Matches 27

Innings 25

Runs 605

Average 27.5

Strike rate 148.64

Highest score 65*

100s 0

50s 2

Fours 45

Sixes 35

Catches 6

T20s bowling stats

Matches 27

Innings 10

Wickets 9

Average 23.55

Economy 8.83

Strike rate 16

Best figure 2/21

4 wickets 0

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 144

Runs conceded 212

Frequently asked questions about Craig McMillan

Who is Craig McMillan?

Craig McMillan is a cricketer from New Zealand who plays as a batter. SportsGuff covers Craig McMillan's profile, career statistics and match performances.

What is Craig McMillan's batting and bowling style?

Craig McMillan is a right-hand bat. Bowling style: right-arm medium.

When did Craig McMillan make their international debut?

Craig McMillan's recorded debuts include: TEST debut on 1997-11-07 (AUS vs NZ); ODI debut on 1997-05-20 (SL vs NZ); T20 debut on 2005-02-17 (AUS vs NZ).

What are Craig McMillan's key cricket career stats?

Career highlights — ODI: 4707 runs at avg 28.18, 3 hundreds; T20I: 187 runs at avg 31.16. Full format-wise batting and bowling tables are available on this SportsGuff player profile.