Craig Cumming
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Craig Derek Cumming is a New Zealand cricket
er. He has played for the New Zealand cricket team
in One Day Internationals and Tests
. He is the current captain of the Otago cricket team
, competing in the State Championship, State Shield and State Twenty20 competitions in the 2006/2007 season.
Cumming is a right-handed opening batsman who had played 99 First Class games, 103 "List A" or limited overs games and 9 Twenty20 games at the end of the 2006/2007 season. He played for Canterbury early in his career and debuted in First Class and "List A" cricket for them.
Cumming has played for South Canterbury in the Hawke Cup
.
On 5 March 2005, he was the recipient of, what is called the fastest over ever in New Zealand, bowled by Brett Lee
, in which he clocked 160.8 km/h (99.9 mph) at Napier
as the fastest delivery of the over.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He has played for the New Zealand cricket team
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
in One Day Internationals and Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
. He is the current captain of the Otago cricket team
Otago Volts
The Otago Volts are a first class cricket team representing the Otago Cricket Association, one of six major associations that make up New Zealand Cricket....
, competing in the State Championship, State Shield and State Twenty20 competitions in the 2006/2007 season.
Cumming is a right-handed opening batsman who had played 99 First Class games, 103 "List A" or limited overs games and 9 Twenty20 games at the end of the 2006/2007 season. He played for Canterbury early in his career and debuted in First Class and "List A" cricket for them.
Cumming has played for South Canterbury in the Hawke Cup
Hawke Cup
The Hawke Cup is a cricket competition for New Zealand's District Associations. Apart from 1910/11, 1912/13 and 2000/01 the competition has always been on a challenge basis. In order to win the Hawke Cup the challenger must beat the holder on their home ground...
.
On 5 March 2005, he was the recipient of, what is called the fastest over ever in New Zealand, bowled by Brett Lee
Brett Lee
Brett Lee is an Australian cricketer.After breaking into the Australian Test team, Lee was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket...
, in which he clocked 160.8 km/h (99.9 mph) at Napier
Napier, New Zealand
Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...
as the fastest delivery of the over.