Brendon McCullum

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	Tests	ODIs
Brendon McCullum New Zealand (NZ)

Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	N/A
Matches	25	108
Runs scored	1157	1577
Batting average	32.13	23.53
100s/50s	2/6	-/6
Top score	143	86*
Balls bowled	-	-
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	64/6	130/10
As of March 30, 2007 Source: Cricinfo.com

Brendon Barrie McCullum (born 27 September 1981, Dunedin) is a New Zealand cricketer, more specifically a wicket-keeper. He was previously captain of the New Zealand under-19 side. Brendon's brother Nathan McCullum is also a first-class cricketer at provincial level, and their father Stu McCullum was a long-serving first-class player for Otago.

1 Youth Cricket
2 Career Highlights
3 Role
4 References and notes

[edit] Youth Cricket

He played 3 under-19 Test matches for New Zealand in 2000/01 and scored 455 runs at 151.66 with 3 hundreds. The runs were made in quick time too, coming at a strike rate of 95.58 runs per 100 balls.

In July 2002 while playing club cricket in Australia for Northern Territory side Palmerston Cricket Club, he scored a record 250 not out in less than 100 balls. It is believed to be the highest ever score made in the state.[1]

[edit] Career Highlights

In 2004 he played in a Test series against England and scored what was then his highest score, an innings of 96 at Lord's. His maiden Test century came several months later when he scored 143 against Bangladesh. He fell just short of his second Test hundred in a game against Sri Lanka but instead scored his second 90 when dismissed one short of his hundred. His second century would later come with a run a ball 111 against Zimbabwe.

He was selected in the 20-man ICC World XI squad for the ICC Super Series in July 2005.

In March 2006, he was charged with bringing the game into disrepute during an ODI West Indies, but was found not guilty.^[1]

McCullum played for Glamorgan in 2006 and he scored 160 opening the batting against Leicestershire in the County Championship.

On February 20 2007, he scored his highest ever ODI score of 86 not out as New Zealand went on to be the first team to whitewash Australia in a 3 match ODI series since 1997. He struck a massive six off the first ball of the last over against Nathan Bracken to level the scores, before he finished it off with a boundary. In his matchwinning innings he partnered Craig McMillan to a world record equalling 6th wicket partnership of 165.[2]

On March 21st 2007, he set a new World Cup record, by smashing 50 runs from just 20 balls against Canada in St Lucia. He finished his innings with 52 runs from 21 balls, including 1 four and 5 sixes, with an incredible strike rate of 247.61. The previous record had been set by Mark Boucher (South Africa) against The Netherlands on March 16th (50 runs from 21 balls).

[edit] Role

McCullum plays in the side as a wicketkeeper batsman. His glovework improved during his tenure as the incumbent New Zealand Test wicketkeeper while his batting was arguably good enough to earn him selection for it alone. He bats in the middle order but has on occasions opened the batting in ODIs albeit without success. He is an aggressive batsman who is particulary strong over extra cover, often lofting the ball into the stands. He was described as a player "especially suited to Twenty20 cricket" when he signed for a five-week stint at Glamorgan in June 2006.^[2] The stint included the entire domestic 2006 Twenty20 Cup.

[edit] References and notes

^ 2006: Penalties imposed on players for breaches of ICC Code of Conduct. International Cricket Council. Retrieved on February 22, 2007.
^ Brendon McCullum signs for Glamorgan, from Cricinfo, published 15 June 2006

	New Zealand squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup
1 Fleming \| 2 Adams \| 3 Astle \| 4 Bond \| 5 Cairns \| 6 Harris \| 7 McCullum \| 8 McMillan \| 9 Mills \| 10 Oram \| 11 Sinclair \| 12 Styris \| 13 Tuffey \| 14 Vettori \| 15 Vincent