Cole McConchie (born 12 January 1992) is a New Zealand

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er who plays for

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as an

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. He made his international debut for the

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in September 2021.

Career

Canterbury

McConchie made his debut for Canterbury in a List A match against

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on 25 November 2011. He played one more List A game for Canterbury that season, before being offered a contract for the 2012-13 season. He made both his First Class and Twenty20 debuts that season. In November 2016 McConchie, playing only his seventh First Class game, hit his maiden century in a rain-affected draw against Otago. In 2018, McConchie was named as Canterbury captain. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Canterbury for the 2018–19 season. He was the leading wicket-taker for Canterbury in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy, with thirteen dismissals in nine matches. In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Canterbury ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.

New Zealand A

In November 2020, McConchie was named as the captain of the

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for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.

International career

In August 2021, McConchie was named in New Zealand's

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(T20I) squad for their tour of Bangladesh, and in New Zealand's

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(ODI) squad for their tour of Pakistan. McConchie made his T20I debut on 1 September 2021, for New Zealand against

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, taking a wicket with his first ball in a T20I match. He played in all five matches in the series, scoring 32 runs and taking seven wickets. In April 2023, he was named in ODI squad for their series against Pakistan. He made his ODI debut in the third ODI of the series, on 3 May 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McConchie, Cole 1992 births Living people New Zealand cricketers New Zealand One Day International cricketers New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers Canterbury cricketers Cricketers from Christchurch