Cole McConchie

Cole McConchie (born 12 January 1992) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Canterbury as an all-rounder. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in September 2021.^[1]

Cole McConchie

Personal information
Full name	Cole Edward McConchie
Born	(1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 33) Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-spin
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 210)	3 May 2023 v Pakistan
Last ODI	5 May 2023 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 89)	1 September 2021 v Bangladesh
Last T20I	20 April 2024 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011/12–present	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 3 7 60 76 Runs scored 98 44 3,364 1,484 Batting average 49.00 14.66 37.79 26.98 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 8/14 0/10 Top score 64* 17* 214 90 Balls bowled 126 115 3,369 2,010 Wickets 1 7 47 38 Bowling average 114.00 18.00 37.80 49.55 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/46 3/15 4/46 3/28 Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/– 25/– 22/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 July 2023

Career

Canterbury

McConchie made his debut for Canterbury in a List A match against Otago on 25 November 2011. He played one more List A game for Canterbury that season, before being offered a contract for the 2012-13 season.^[2] He made both his First Class and Twenty20 debuts that season.

In November 2016 McConchie, playing only his seventh First Class game, hit his maiden century in a rain-affected draw against Otago.^[3]

In 2018, McConchie was named as Canterbury captain.^[4]

In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Canterbury for the 2018–19 season.^[5] He was the leading wicket-taker for Canterbury in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy, with thirteen dismissals in nine matches.^[6]

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Canterbury ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.^[7][8]

New Zealand A

In November 2020, McConchie was named as the captain of the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.^[9][10]

International career

In August 2021, McConchie was named in New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their tour of Bangladesh,^[11] and in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for their tour of Pakistan.^[12] McConchie made his T20I debut on 1 September 2021, for New Zealand against Bangladesh,^[13] taking a wicket with his first ball in a T20I match.^[14] He played in all five matches in the series, scoring 32 runs and taking seven wickets.

In April 2023, he was named in ODI squad for their series against Pakistan.^[15] He made his ODI debut in the third ODI of the series, on 3 May 2023.^[16]