Colin de Grandhomme Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Biography & More
Bio | |
Full Name | Colin de Grandhomme |
Nicknames | Dutchy, The Big Man |
Profession | New Zealand Cricketer (All-rounder) |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in feet inches- 6’ 0” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 80 kg in pounds- 176 lbs |
Body Measurements (approx.) | - Chest: 40 inches - Waist: 32 inches - Biceps: 14 inches |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Cricket | |
International Debut | ODI- 3 March 2012 against South Africa at Auckland, New Zealand Test- 17 November 2016 against Pakistan at Christchurch, New Zealand T20- 11 February 2012 against Zimbabwe at Auckland, New Zealand |
Jersey Number | #71 (New Zealand) #71 (Domestic) |
Domestic/State Team | Auckland, Kolkata Knight Riders, Manicaland, Nagenahira Nagas, New Zealand A, Zimbabwe Under-19s, Warwickshire County Cricket Club |
Records (main ones) | In 2017, he became the New Zealand's second-fastest test century scorer in 71 balls against West Indies. Ahead of him is Brendon McCullum who made the fastest century in 54 balls. |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 22 July 1986 |
Age (as in 2017) | 31 Years |
Birth Place | Harare, Zimbabwe |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Cancer |
Nationality | Zimbabwean |
Hometown | Harare, Zimbabwe |
Family | Father- Laurence Leonard de Grandhomme (Zimbabwean cricketer, died in 2017) Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known |
Coach/Mentor | Not Known |
Religion | Christianity |
Address | Harare, Zimbabwe |
Hobbies | Travelling |
Girls, Family & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
Wife/Spouse | Name Not Known |
Children | Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Colin de Grandhomme
- Does Colin de Grandhomme smoke?: Not Known
- Does Colin de Grandhomme drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Colin is the son of late Zimbabwean cricketer ‘Laurence Leonard de Grandhomme.’
- His great-uncle ‘Bunny de Grandhomme’ aka ‘Hilary Laurence de Grandhomme’ also played for ‘Rhodesia’ (now known as Zimbabwe) cricket team.
- He played his first cricket match for the ‘Manicaland’ cricket team.
- In 2003 to 2004, he played for ‘Zimbabwe’ cricket team in the ‘Under-19 Cricket World Cup.’
- In 2005, he made his first-class debut for ‘Zimbabwe A’ against ‘Kenya’ at Harare, Zimbabwe.
- In 2006, he became the part of the ‘Auckland’ cricket team after leaving Zimbabwe.
- In 2009, his name was listed in the team of ‘New Zealand Emerging Players’ to take part in Australia’s quadrangular tournament.
- In 2012, he got selected in the ‘New Zealand’ cricket team and played his first T20 International match against ‘Zimbabwe’ at Auckland, New Zealand.
- In 2017, he got the chance to play for ‘Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) for the ‘2017 Indian Premier League’ (IPL) auction in replacement of ‘Andre Russell‘ after when Andre was banned for 1 year in case of violating a doping clause.
- In 2018, ‘Royal Challengers Bangalore’ (RCB) bought him for Rs. 2.20 Crore for the ‘2018 Indian Premier League’ (IPL) auction.