Robert O'Donnell (cricketer)

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

Robert O'Donnell
Personal information
Full name
Robert Roux O'Donnell
Born (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994
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

Under-19s career

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

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

References
  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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