Paul David Collingwood MBE (born 26 May 1976) is a former English cricketer, having played all three formats of the game internationally for England. Collingwood plays for Durham County Cricket Club and was the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 winning captain. He was a regular member of the England Test side and captain of the One Day International (ODI) team (2007–2008). He is the first T20I cap for England.

Paul Collingwood MBE

Personal information
Full name	Paul David Collingwood
Born	(1976-05-26) 26 May 1976 (age 42) Shotley Bridge, County Durham, England
Nickname	Colly, Weed, Shep, Brigadier Block, Wood, Magpie
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	England (2001–2017)
Test debut (cap 622)	2 December 2003 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	3 January 2011 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 162)	7 June 2001 v Pakistan
Last ODI	2 March 2011 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.	5 (previously 50)
T20I debut (cap 1)	13 June 2007 v Australia
Last T20I	13 September 2017 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.	26
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1995–2018	Durham (squad no. 5)
2009–2010	Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 5)
2011–2012	Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 5)
2011	Perth Scorchers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 68 197 36 300 Runs scored 4,259 5,078 583 16,742 Batting average 40.56 35.51 18.80 36.08 100s/50s 10/20 5/26 0/3 35/85 Top score 206 120* 79 206 Balls bowled 1,905 5,144 234 12,550 Wickets 17 111 16 163 Bowling average 59.88 38.46 21.68 38.89 5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 2 10 wickets in match n/a n/a n/a 0 Best bowling 3/23 6/31 4/22 5/52 Catches/stumpings 96/– 108/– 15/– 346/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 20 July 2018

He is also captain of his county, Durham County Cricket Club. Collingwood is a batting all-rounder, whose batting combines natural strokeplay with great tenacity. He also bowls reliable medium pace. Described as a "natural athlete", he is also regarded as one of the finest fielders of his time, usually fielding at backward point or 3rd or 4th slips in tests, he has also deputised as wicket-keeper for England.

His first-class debut was in 1996 and he made his first appearance for England in One Day International cricket in 2001 and made his Test match debut in 2003. For two years he remained an occasional Test player but after selection for the final Test of the 2005 Ashes, he secured a regular place. His 206 during the 2006–07 Ashes was the first double century by an England batsman in Australia for 78 years and in a match that England lost. A series of three consecutive match-winning performances by Collingwood at the end of the 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Australia brought him enthusiastic approval in the British media. His "allround display of incredible nerve and tenacity" helped to secure the trophy for England. In 2010 he led the England team to their first ICC trophy, the 2010 World Twenty20. He is England's most capped ODI cricketer and was, until passed by Ian Bell in 2015, the leading ODI run scorer. He announced his retirement from Test cricket in January 2011, during the 5th Test of the 2010–11 Ashes series. He finished on a high, becoming a three-times Ashes winner as England won a series in Australia for the first time in 24 years, with three innings victories contributing to a 3–1 win. Collingwood retired from cricket in September 2018.