Brandon McMullen

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Brandon McMullen
Personal information
Born (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 24)
Durban, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-Medium
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  74)1 December 2022 v  Namibia
Last ODI7 March 2024 v  Canada
T20I debut(cap  55)20 July 2023 v  Germany
Last T20I28 July 2023 v  Ireland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches186186
Runs scored631212631212
Batting average 45.0742.4045.0742.40
100s/50s2/20/22/20/2
Top score1369613696
Balls bowled6783667836
Wickets 241241
Bowling average 19.9557.0019.9557.00
5 wickets in innings 1010
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling5/341/265/341/26
Catches/stumpings 10/–2/–10/–2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 March 2024

Brandon McMullen (born 18 October 1999) is a South African-born cricketer who plays for the Scotland national cricket team. He made his international debut for Scotland in 2022. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace.

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Personal life

McMullen was born on 18 October 1999 in Durban, South Africa. [1] He attended Clifton Preparatory School and Hilton College where he captained the school cricket team. [2]

Domestic career

In South Africa, McMullen played at under-19 level for KwaZulu-Natal Inland and Dolphins. He moved to Scotland in 2018 to play club cricket for Stirling County Cricket Club and regional cricket for Western Warriors. [2]

International career

After qualifying for Scotland on residency grounds, [3] McMullen was called up to Scotland's senior squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia. [4]

McMullen made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Scotland against Namibia in December 2022, as part of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2. [1]

At the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, McMullen recorded his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket with figures of 5/34 in a narrow victory over Ireland. [5] He scored his maiden ODI century two matches later against Oman, finishing with 136 runs from 121 balls. [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Cook, Jono (26 July 2018). "Hilton's McMullen: Making the big jump from school cricket". KZN10. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 Macpherson, Graeme (26 June 2023). "Brandon McMullen reflects on 'special' first century for Scotland". The Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. "McMullen earns maiden call-up to Scotland squad for T20 World Cup; Wheal, Davey return". ESPNcricinfo. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. Kumar, Shashwat (21 June 2023). "Leask 91* trumps Campher 120 to give Scotland an improbable win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2023.