Education
Munro attended Maidstone Primary School in Tongaat and after moving to New Zealand, attended Pakuranga College and played in the school"s 1st XI cricket team
Munro attended Maidstone Primary School in Tongaat and after moving to New Zealand, attended Pakuranga College and played in the school"s 1st XI cricket team
As of 2016, he plays for New Zealand in Twenty20. He scored the second highest score for the Auckland Aces of 269 unbeaten with 27 fours and 14 sixes behind Bill Carson"s record score of 290 set back in 1936/37. He was selected for the New Zealand Test Cricket team to play South Africa in the 2nd Test of the New Zealand team"s tour after an injury to James Franklin.
This makes him New Zealand Test Cricketer number #258.
In 2016, after becoming the top scorer in the domestic T20 competition, he bats at no.3, with the hope for him to cement the spot before Interstate Commerce Commission World T20 given Brendon McCullum"s international retirement before the tournament. Munro was added to the series against Sri Lanka, after great domestic season.
He played last ODI and 2 T20Is in the series. In the second T20I at Eden Park, Munro recorded the second fastest T20I 50 of all time in 14 balls, with seven sixes.
This is also the fastest fifty by a New Zealander in this format, beating the previous record set by Martin Guptill (50 from 19 balls) just 20 minutes before.
He was adjudged man of the match for this performance. Twenty20 International awards
= Manitoba of the Match Awards =.
He was a member of the New Zealand Under 19 side and is currently a member of the Auckland cricket team