Collingwood retired from first-class and List A cricket in September 2018.
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About ICC Hall of Fame ICC on Social Media Releases Cricket for Good Mobile App Commercial Opportunities CWC19 Store 13 Sep 18 # Former England captain Paul Collingwood announces retirement ### England news ShareURL Copied Paul Collingwood has announced that his 22-year professional career will draw to a close at the end of this season. His first England cap came in 2001, and there were many highlights, including playing a part in England's 2005 Ashes victory, making an Ashes double-century in Adelaide in 2006, and most notably leading England to their first-ever triumph in a global limited-overs tournament when they won the ICC World T20 2010. He was also rated as one of the greatest fielders in the game's history, taking many stunning catches at backward point. Thanks for the memories, @Colly622! 👏#ThankYouColly pic.twitter.com/4hpbfL2syk — England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 13, 2018 He scored almost 10,000 international runs all told, and remains England's most capped ODI cricketer. His last appearances for England came in 2011, though there was a brief international return last year, playing for the World XI as international cricket returned to Pakistan. He has been kept busy by captaining his beloved Durham, which he has done since 2012, and has even shown signs of improving with age – he hit his maiden T20 century for them last year. 16 Feb 16 Collingwood pouches a stunning catch in the final to get England going Collingwood pouches a stunning catch in the final to get England going "I knew this day would eventually come but it hasn't made it any easier," he said. "although it's an emotional decision, I know that the time is right and I'm comfortable knowing that I have given every last ounce of energy to the sport. 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Paul Collingwood
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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. Until May 2019, he was 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. 
