Brandon McMullen (born 18 October 1999) is a Scottish cricketer.[1] 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 | 31 October 2024 v United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 55) | 20 July 2023 v Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 7 September 2024 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | Sudurpaschim Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editMcMullen was born on 18 October 1999 in Durban, South Africa.[2] He attended Clifton Preparatory School and Hilton College where he captained the school cricket team.[3]
Domestic career
editIn 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.[3]
Nepal Premier League
editIn 2024, he was signed by Sudurpaschim Royals for the Nepal Premier League inaugural season.
International career
editAfter qualifying for Scotland on residency grounds,[4] McMullen was called up to Scotland's senior squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia.[5]
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.[2]
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.[6] He scored his maiden ODI century two matches later against Oman, finishing with 136 runs from 121 balls.[4]
In May 2024, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[7]
References
edit- ^ icc. "Brandon McMullen - Scotland". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Brandon McMullen". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b Cook, Jono (26 July 2018). "Hilton's McMullen: Making the big jump from school cricket". KZN10. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Scotland's 15-Player Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.