Colin Ingram

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Colin Ingram
Personal information
Full name
Colin Alexander Ingram
Born (1985-07-03) 3 July 1985 (age 39)
Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm leg spin
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  99)15 October 2010 v  Zimbabwe
Last ODI1 November 2013 v  Pakistan
ODI shirt no.41
T20I debut(cap  46)8 October 2010 v  Zimbabwe
Last T20I30 March 2012 v  India
T20I shirt no.41
Domestic team information
YearsTeam

Ingram played for the Chevrolet Warriors in South African domestic cricket and he was previously captain of this team. He participated in the 2010 Champions League Twenty20, scoring well and assisting his team to reach the final. During the 2015 One Day Cup he almost took Warriors to the final in Cape Town against Cape Cobras, but they were beaten on the net run-rate by the Titans. He scored 93, 106 not out and 90 not out consecutively. The 90 was made in a thrilling South African domestic one day record-breaking run chase against Lions in a match that was played in Buffalo Park, East London.

Twenty20 Leagues

As well as playing for Warriors and Glamorgan, Ingram has had some success in Twenty20 leagues, having appeared in the IPL, Big Bash League, Pakistan Super League, Caribbean Premier League and Afghanistan Premier League. [10] He is the first captain to win the Bat Toss conducted by Mathew Hayden for Adelaide Strikers against Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League.[ citation needed ]

In September 2018, he was named in Kabul's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. [11] In December 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League. [12] [13] On 24 February 2019, he became the first player of the team Karachi Kings to score a century, as well as the highest individual scorer in Pakistan Super League at that time. [14] [15]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. [16] [17] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. [18] He was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction. [19] Ahead of the 2020 PSL Draft, he was released by Karachi Kings, he played for two years with the franchise. [20] In December 2019, he was drafted by Islamabad United as second pick of the Platinum Category round at the 2020 PSL draft. [21] In July 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. [22] [23] However, Ingram was one of five South African cricketers to miss the tournament, after failing to confirm travel arrangements in due time. [24]

In October 2020, he was drafted by the Galle Gladiators for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League. [25]

International career

Ingram made his Twenty20 International debut against Zimbabwe during Zimbabwe's tour of South Africa in 2010, playing in both matches. He didn't bat for long, scoring a total of 15 runs in the two-match series (3 & 12) as South Africa registered victories in both matches. He made his mark on his ODI debut in the ODI series against Zimbabwe that followed by scoring a century (124), only the sixth person to score a century on debut and the first South African ever to achieve this honour.

References

  1. "Why isn't Colin Ingram being picked in all the T20 leagues?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. "Colin Ingram picked by Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2019 auction". CricTracker. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/45705.html Cric Info
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  6. "Averages – County Championship Division Two – Cricket". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Glamorgan player of the year Ingram signs new deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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  11. "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  12. "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  13. "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  14. "15th Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Sharjah, Feb 24 2019". ESPNcricinfo. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  15. Karachi Kings [@KarachiKingsARY] (24 February 2019). "What a #DeDhanaDhan inning by #King #ColinIngram 😍 He set a record of the Highest Score ever made in the history of #HBLPSL by any player 👑 #Sharjah @CAIngram41" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 February 2019 via Twitter.
  16. "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  17. "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  18. "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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  20. "HBL PSL 2020: Complete list of players retained and released by the six sides". psl-t20.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  21. "PSL 2020: What the six teams look like". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  22. "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  23. "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  24. "Five South Africans to miss CPL after failing to confirm travel arrangements". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  25. "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.