Robert O'Donnell (cricketer)

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Robert O'Donnell
Personal information
Full name
Robert Roux O'Donnell
Born (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 29)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentAuckland
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 72 72 62
Runs scored 4069 1913 1286
Batting average 35.38 31.36 35.72
100s/50s 8/20 1/13 0/9
Top score 223 100* 74
Balls bowled 997 306 43
Wickets 14 8 1
Bowling average 38.50 35.12 69.00
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/47 2/19 1/30
Catches/stumpings 88/– 37/– 28/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 September 2023

Robert Roux O'Donnell (born 12 September 1994) is a New Zealand cricketer.

Under-19s career[edit]

In the 2014 Under-19 World Cup, he was named captain of the New Zealand team.[1] O'Donnell was part of the squad for the previous edition of the tournament in 2012 in which New Zealand reached the semi-finals. O'Donnell scored an unbeaten century and helped the team comprehensively defeat the United Arab Emirates Under-19s by 112 runs in Sharjah.

Domestic career[edit]

He made 80 for New Zealand XI against an Indian attack that read Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ishwar Pandey in a tour match.[2] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Auckland for the 2018–19 season.[3] In September 2018, he was named in the Auckland Aces' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[4]

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Auckland ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[5][6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ O'Donnell to lead NZ Under-19s
  2. ^ O'Donnell makes opportunity count
  3. ^ "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Auckland Aces to face the world in Abu Dhabi". Scoop. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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