Brandon McMullen
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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| Born | 18 October 1999 Durban, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-Medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-Rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 74) | 1 December 2022 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 6 July 2023 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 55) | 20 July 2023 v Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 28 July 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- "Brandon McMullen". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- Cook, Jono (26 July 2018). "Hilton's McMullen: Making the big jump from school cricket". KZN10. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- Macpherson, Graeme (26 June 2023). "Brandon McMullen reflects on 'special' first century for Scotland". The Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- "McMullen earns maiden call-up to Scotland squad for T20 World Cup; Wheal, Davey return". ESPNcricinfo. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- Kumar, Shashwat (21 June 2023). "Leask 91* trumps Campher 120 to give Scotland an improbable win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2023.