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 O'Donnell playing for Northern Districts in 2025. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Robert Roux O'Donnell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1994 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14–2023/24 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25– | Northern Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Roux O'Donnell (born 12 September 1994) is a New Zealand cricketer.
Under-19s career
[edit]In the 2014 Under-19 World Cup, he was named captain of the New Zealand team.[1] O'Donnell was part of the squad for the previous edition of the tournament in 2012 in which New Zealand reached the semi-finals. O'Donnell scored an unbeaten century and helped the team comprehensively defeat the United Arab Emirates Under-19s by 112 runs in Sharjah.
Domestic career
[edit]He made 80 for New Zealand XI against an Indian attack that read Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ishwar Pandey in a tour match.[2] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Auckland for the 2018–19 season.[3] In September 2018, he was named in the Auckland Aces' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[4]
In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Auckland ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ O'Donnell to lead NZ Under-19s
- ↑ O'Donnell makes opportunity count
- ↑ "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ "Auckland Aces to face the world in Abu Dhabi". Scoop. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ↑ "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
External links
[edit]- Robert O'Donnell at Cricinfo
- Robert O'Donnell at CricketArchive (subscription required)