Colin Alexander Ingram was born on 3 July 1985 and is a South African cricketer who currently plays for Glamorgan.
20 Facts About Colin Ingram
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Colin Ingram represented South Africa in One Day and Twenty20 Internationals between 2010 and 2013, scoring a century on his ODI debut against Zimbabwe.
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Colin Ingram attended Woodridge College in the Eastern Cape where he was their star cricketer in his years there.
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Colin Ingram played for the college for five years, captaining the side for three of them.
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Colin Ingram made his school First XI debut at the age of 14 and continued to play at this level throughout the rest of his high school career.
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Colin Ingram played provincial cricket for the Eastern Province team and was selected for the South African schools team.
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Colin Ingram enjoyed a successful stint in the university team before leaving to return to the Eastern Cape.
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Colin Ingram struggled for a batting spot in the Eastern Province originally, but soon after he gained experience from both County Cricket, and some playing time for Eastern Province, his skills increased with each innings played.
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Colin Ingram is among the brightest talent produced by the Eastern Cape in recent years.
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Colin Ingram had a very successful one day season with Glamorgan in 2015 scoring 405 runs in 8 matches at an average of 81 including three centuries and one 50.
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Colin Ingram was named Glamorgan's player of the season in 2024 after scoring 2,001 runs across all three formats.
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Colin Ingram signed a new two-year contract with the club in October 2024.
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Colin Ingram played for the Chevrolet Warriors in South African domestic cricket and he was previously captain of this team.
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Colin Ingram participated in the 2010 Champions League Twenty20, scoring well and assisting his team to reach the final.
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Colin Ingram scored 93,106 not out and 90 not out consecutively.
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Colin Ingram is the first captain to win the Bat Toss conducted by Mathew Hayden for Adelaide Strikers against Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League.
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Colin Ingram was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.
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However, Colin Ingram was one of five South African cricketers to miss the tournament, after failing to confirm travel arrangements in due time.
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Colin Ingram made his Twenty20 International debut against Zimbabwe during Zimbabwe's tour of South Africa in 2010, playing in both matches.
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Colin Ingram made his mark on his ODI debut in the ODI series against Zimbabwe that followed by scoring a century, only the sixth person to score a century on debut and the first South African ever to achieve this honour.