Paul Collingwood retires at 42 to pursue coaching career
Former England captain Paul Collingwood announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Thursday. The County Championship game against Middlesex at Emirates Riverside, which begins on September 24, will be Collingwood’s last match for Durham.
Former England captain Paul Collingwood announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Thursday. The County Championship game against Middlesex at Emirates Riverside, which begins on September 24, will be Collingwood’s last match for Durham.
The 42-year-old all-rounder, who had announced his international retirement in 2011, is reportedly on Scotland’s radar, who want to appoint him as their head coach. Collingwood had previously worked with the England side as a fielding coach and Scotland want to get him on board after Grant Bradburn, a 52-year-old New Zealander, resigned a week ago to become Pakistan's fielding coach.
Collingwood was one of the stalwarts of Durham going on to play 23 out of 26 seasons of the club, scoring 16, 844 runs and picking up 164 wickets in 304 first-class games.
Just a lad from the North East
— Durham CCC 🏏 (@DurhamCricket) September 13, 2018
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"I am excited about what the future holds for me and am looking forward to new challenges," said Collingwood.
"I have achieved so much with both Durham and England; far more than I ever imagined and I feel extremely privileged to have had such a long and rewarding career.
"It has been an honour to represent Durham County Cricket Club for the last 23 years and I would like to thank the staff, coaches, teammates and members for their tremendous support and for making my career so enjoyable.”
In his 10-year-long international career, Collingwood scored 4259 runs in 68 Test matches for England. His numbers are even greater in ODI cricket, where he has scored 5092 runs and picked up 111 wickets in 197 ODIs.
His biggest achievement was to lead England to their only World T20 title in 2009.
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