Chris Drum

Christopher James Drum (born 10 July 1974) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in five Test matches and five One Day Internationals from 1999 to 2002. Drum attended Rosmini College in Auckland.

Chris Drum

Personal information
Full name	Christopher James Drum
Born	(1974-07-10) 10 July 1974 Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	New Zealand (1999–2002)
Test debut (cap 215)	15 March 2001 v Pakistan
Last Test	30 March 2002 v England
ODI debut (cap 109)	14 January 1999 v India
Last ODI	17 November 1999 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 5 5 50 53 Runs scored 10 9 377 96 Batting average 3.33 – 9.92 6.40 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 Top score 4 7* 60* 14* Balls bowled 806 216 8,486 2,686 Wickets 16 4 199 74 Bowling average 30.12 65.25 18.43 27.24 5 wickets in innings 0 0 7 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0 Best bowling 3/36 2/31 6/34 5/41 Catches/stumpings 4/– 1/– 21/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 April 2017
Medal record Representing New Zealand Men's Cricket Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur List-A cricket

Domestic career

Drum played for the Auckland cricket team between 1996 and 2002. He ended his career with 199 first class wickets and 74 limited overs wickets in the domestic competitions.

International career

Drum made his debut for New Zealand against Pakistan in the March 2001, in the second test match. The match was played at Jade stadium. He became the third bowler to take a wicket with his first legitimate ball in Test cricket at this ground when he had Ijaz Ahmed stepping on his wicket before completing his shot. On 14 January 1999, he made his ODI debut against India and taking his first One Day International wicket by dismissing Sachin Tendulkar .

Drum was also a member of the New Zealand squad that won a bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, which was the only time cricket was included in Commonwealth games. He played his last Test match in April 2002, and retired from all forms of cricket soon afterwards at the relatively young age of 28.