More than seven years after the end of his England career, he retired with quite a record: he represented Durham in 23 of their 26 years in professional cricket and amassed 304 first-class appearances, 16,844 runs and 164 wickets.In common with Marcus Trescothick at Somerset, he grew into one of the grand old stagers of the county circuit, communicating that England's professional circuit remained a place where international stars who had known the best could still find satisfaction. As his county career came to an end in 2018, at the age of 42, he symbolised how much could be achieved by pluck, good sense and a deal of athleticism.A slump in form in 2008 led to his omission from the Test team and his resignation as ODI captain, but he took back the reins for the World Twenty20 in 2009, a decision that didn't look too prudent when England were embarrassed by the Netherlands in the opening match of the tournament.
Players Teams Player Rankings Team Rankings Rising Stars AFL Draft Brownlow Medal AFL Ladder Coaches Attendances Supercoach AFL Fantasy AFL Highlights AFL Team Selections Past Players AFL Player Contracts AFL Betting: AFL Injury List: Records QF, 2018, West Coast Eagles 12.14 (86) d Collingwood Magpies 10.10 (70) at Optus Staidum Rd17, 2018, West Coast Eagles 15.12 (102) d Collingwood Magpies 9.13 (67) at the MCG They got there in style - beating Australia in the final - with Collingwood finishing the job with the winning runs.A natural athlete with a happy-go-lucky temperament, Collingwood became the first England captain to ever deliver a global tournament when England beat Australia to win the 2010 World Twenty20.
… He made 1,000 Championship runs in 2017 and became the oldest player to make a T20 hundred and Durham's first century-maker in that format, against Worcestershire at New Road. An opportunity working as England's fielding coach under Ashley Giles began his gradual shift in the later stages of his career from player to coach.A difficult summer followed, where Collingwood struggled to come to terms with the seam and swing of Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif. Like Quote Reply. But less than a year later England had developed into a ruthless power-packed Twenty20 side. Collingwood termed it "a kick in the nuts", but Durham could also learn from his ability to squeeze maximum benefit from the toughest situations. It was reward for nine years of uncomplaining professionalism, in which time he fought his way through a melee of seemingly more talented opponents to make himself indispensable in all forms of the game.Paul Collingwood leaves the arena after his last inningsFor the first few years in his international career he seemed destined to be a fill-in player.