| 1. Colin is the son of former Zimbabwean cricketer ‘Laurence Leonard de Grandhomme.’ |
| 2. His great-uncle ‘Bunny de Grandhomme,’ also known as ‘Hilary Laurence de Grandhomme,' played for the ‘Rhodesia’ cricket team, now known as Zimbabwe. |
| 3. He began his cricket career playing for the ‘Manicaland’ team. |
| 4. In 2003 and 2004, he represented the ‘Zimbabwe’ team in the ‘Under-19 Cricket World Cup.’ |
| 5. His first-class debut was in 2005 for ‘Zimbabwe A’ against ‘Kenya’ in Harare, Zimbabwe. |
| 6. After leaving Zimbabwe in 2006, he joined the ‘Auckland’ cricket team. |
| 7. He was selected in 2009 for the ‘New Zealand Emerging Players’ team for Australia’s quadrangular tournament. |
| 8. In 2012, he made his T20 International debut for ‘New Zealand’ against ‘Zimbabwe’ in Auckland. |
| 9. In 2017, he played for ‘Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) in the ‘2017 Indian Premier League’ (IPL) auction. |
| 10. ‘Royal Challengers Bangalore’ (RCB) acquired him for Rs. 2.20 Crore in the ‘2018 Indian Premier League’ (IPL) auction. |
| 11. He played for Auckland in New Zealand domestic cricket from 2006 until 2018. |
| 12. He made his List A debut for Manicaland against Namibia on 12 November 2004, scoring an unbeaten 96. |
| 13. In the 2008-09 season, he averaged 55 with the bat and close to 24 with the ball, helping Auckland win the State Championship. |
