Mitchell John McClenaghan was born on 11 June 1986 and is a New Zealand international cricketer who plays limited over internationals for New Zealand.
18 Facts About Mitchell McClenaghan
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Mitchell McClenaghan is the fastest bowler to take 50 wickets for New Zealand in One Day Internationals.
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Mitchell McClenaghan played in all three T20I matches of the series and took a total of 4 wickets in his maiden T20I series.
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Mitchell McClenaghan made his ODI debut in the same tour against South Africa on 19 January 2013.
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Mitchell McClenaghan played in all three ODI's of the series, finishing with a total of 6 wickets to become the joint highest wicket-taker for New Zealand in that ODI series along with Kane Williamson who took 6 wickets in the series.
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In May 2013, Mitchell McClenaghan was named in New Zealand's 15 man ODI squad for the 2013 Champions Trophy.
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On 24 October 2014, against South Africa in the second ODI, Mitchell McClenaghan became the fastest New Zealander and joint second fastest of all time to reach 50 ODI wickets in terms of matches.
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Mitchell McClenaghan achieved the feat in his 23rd ODI match with the wicket of Quinton de Kock.
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In January 2015, Mitchell McClenaghan was named in New Zealand's 15 man ODI squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
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In January 2016, Mitchell McClenaghan was named in New Zealand's 15 man T20I squad for the 2016 Twenty World Cup.
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Mitchell McClenaghan was eligible for selection for New Zealand whenever available in the future.
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Mitchell McClenaghan was replaced by Lockie Ferguson in New Zealand's central contract list.
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In May 2018, Mitchell McClenaghan was named in ICC's World XI squad to face the West Indies in a one-off T20I at the Lord's.
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Mitchell McClenaghan was awarded the Player of the Match award in his first home match at Old Trafford against Nottinghamshire after taking five wickets for just 29 runs.
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On 19 May 2015, Mitchell McClenaghan joined Middlesex as an overseas player for their final six T20 Blast group matches, replacing South African Kyle Abbott from the end of June 2015.
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Mitchell McClenaghan made his Indian Premier League debut in 2015, when he was bought by Mumbai Indians and took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 22.50 runs per wicket in 10 appearances.
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Mitchell McClenaghan played with the franchise in the 2016 and 2017 editions.
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In September 2018, Mitchell McClenaghan was named in Nangarhar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.