Full name Craig Derek Cumming
Born August 31, 1975, Timaru, Canterbury
Current age 34 years 83 days
Major teams New Zealand, Canterbury, New Zealand A, Otago
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 11 | 19 | 2 | 441 | 74 | 25.94 | 1265 | 34.86 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| ODIs | 13 | 13 | 1 | 161 | 45* | 13.41 | 301 | 53.48 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| First-class | 119 | 212 | 17 | 7034 | 187 | 36.07 | 16 | 32 | 52 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 122 | 115 | 6 | 2810 | 112 | 25.77 | 3 | 15 | 53 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 400 | 76 | 22.22 | 310 | 129.03 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 13 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.66 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 119 | 3485 | 1592 | 30 | 3/31 | 53.06 | 2.74 | 116.1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 122 | 2494 | 1914 | 40 | 2/18 | 2/18 | 47.85 | 4.60 | 62.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 19 | 11 | 125 | 164 | 13 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 12.61 | 7.87 | 9.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, Mar 10-13, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v Bangladesh at Wellington, Jan 12-14, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, Nov 29, 2003 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v New Zealand at Adelaide, Feb 10, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1995/96 |
| Last First-class | Otago v Northern Districts at Dunedin, Nov 10-12, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1993/94 |
| Last List A | New Zealand A v England Lions at Palmerston North, Mar 14, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Canterbury v Otago at Christchurch, Jan 13, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Otago at Bangalore, Oct 12, 2009 scorecard |
Craig Cumming made an impressive Test debut against Australia in 2004-05, scoring a hard-fought 74, but his Test efforts since then have been disappointing. Chosen for the home series against Sri Lanka in 2004-05 and again in 2006-07, Cumming did not pass fifty again despite a number of healthy starts. However, New Zealand appreciate his ability to handle quality fast bowling and he was retained for the Test tour of South Africa in 2007-08, which was cut short due to unfortunate circumstances courtesy a Dale Steyn bouncer. Originally included in New Zealand's second-string ODI squad for a tour of Pakistan in 2003-04, Cumming lost his limited-overs place the following season after failing to register a half-century in his first 12 matches.
He has had some prolific domestic seasons. He scored 751 first-class runs at 46.93 for Otago in 2002-03 and in 2008-09, topped that by piling on 784 runs at nearly 60.
Cricinfo staff October 2009
- Northern Districts cruise to ten-wicket win (Nov 13, 2009)
- Otago capable of pulling off upsets, says coach (Sep 26, 2009)
- Tuffey wiser and fitter for international comeback (Jul 8, 2009)
- Raval shines as Auckland finish on top (Apr 1, 2009)
- Ingram stars in Central Districts' remarkable chase (Mar 24, 2009)
Dec 13, 2008
Craig Cumming swivels and pulls during his 105
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Jan 12, 2008
A gorgeous drive from Craig Cumming
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Nov 16, 2007
Craig Cumming tries to pull but is hit on the grill
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