Love you all. A report claiming the elder McCullum brother had died was rubbished by the 38-year-old on Twitter as he uploaded a photo and declared himself "alive and kicking more than ever before". In an ODI against Sri Lanka at Hambantota in 2013, Nathan McCullum hit 22 runs from spinner Rangana Herath's final over of the match when New Zealand required 21 in the last over. He made his debut in 2009 and picked 121 wickets in his 140 international appearances. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. He said McCullum was "very much alive" and had spent the day at a bowls event in Auckland. Im on a flight back to NZ and my heart broke! Whoever put this out there, I’ll find you! Later that year, McCullum was selected as part of the 30-man preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy alongside fellow Otago teammates Warren McSkimming and Bradley Scott but ultimately missed out on the final squad. He also dismissed the erroneous rumour regarding his brother on social media and promised to find the person who spread it. His brother, Brendon McCullum also announced he would only retire from international cricket at the end on the 2015/16 Southern Hemisphere summer season. "I'm on a flight back to New Zealand and my heart broke!
McCullum is the son of former Otago representative Stuart McCullum and the older brother of current Otago and former New Zealand international cricketer and captain Brendon McCullum. Brendon McCullum will finish with Brisbane Heat after this season. Brendon McCullum Father and Mother: He has opened his eyes into the house of Mr. Stuart McCullum … None of it is true! McCullum is the son of former Otago representative Stuart McCullum and the older brother of current Otago and former New Zealand international cricketer and captain Brendon McCullum.He and Brendon attended King's High School.. McCullum is married and he is father of 3 boys (born 2010, 2012 and 2014), and has moved up to Auckland to work part-time as a construction recruitment agent. Brendon McCullum has vowed to track down the person who falsely claimed his brother and ex-New Zealand all-rounder Nathan McCullum had died. Brendon McCullum Biography Brendon Barrie McCullum, popularly known as Brendon "Baz" McCullum, is a former New Zealand international cricketer. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. Lahore Qalandars' captain Brendon McCullum on Friday said that he thinks Umar Akmal should learn from his elder brother Kamran if he wants to … He got out for first ball nought for Mustafizur Rahman as his fifth victim for T20I fifer. But then suspicious because there’s nothing on twitter about it , The most bizarre thing to happen tonight - hoax tweets about the purported death of Nathan McCullum. Like WTF? Love you all. Someone on Facebook shared a post that Nathan McCullum has died and I got really sad. Nathan Leslie McCullum (born 1 September 1980) is a former New Zealand international cricketer, who represented the New Zealand cricket team in One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. Brendon McCullum has vowed to track down the person who falsely claimed his brother and ex-New Zealand all-rounder Nathan McCullum had died. In 2017, he debuted for Auckland division 2 team, the mighty Ellerslie Diamonds, pulling his hamstring within minutes. McCullum, 38, is brother of former Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum. Brendon has learnt initial cricket from his beloved family that is why he credits them for his success. He posted a warning for the wrongdoer on his social media account that he’s going to find him, “somewhere or somehow.”. He and brother Nathan, less than 13 months his senior and a future international team-mate, would hang around the dressing-room of the local Albion club, where dad Stuart – an Otago batsman himself – was a prominent figure. McCullum is married and he is father of 3 boys (born 2010, 2012 and 2014), and has moved up to Auckland to work part-time as a construction recruitment agent.[3]. The rumours of his death were circulating on the internet but Nathan soon confirmed on twitter that he’s all fit and couldn’t believe from where the news […] He has an elder brother Nathan McCullum who is also a well known cricketer. When Mohammad Asif made former South African batsman AB de Villiers... All the records you need to know about Pakistan-Zimbabwe ODI series, AB de Villiers statement just got backfired, Mickey Arthur cried after being axed as head coach, M.Abbas: Another triumphant emerged from the factory of fast bowling marvels. Brendon's older brother, Nathan (28), was named State cricketer of the year, for being the most outstanding player in domestic cricket. Personal life. His first List A match came in the 2000–01 season and his first Twenty20 domestic match was against Canterbury at Christchurch on 13 January 2006. He made his Twenty20 International debut for New Zealand against South Africa on 19 September 2007 at the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa. pic.twitter.com/TKeAZqkdfh, Cricket: Wellington hold off Otago in fantastic final, Black Caps face further selection dilemmas, CCTV captures Kiwi cop saving woman from AFL player's brutal attack, Two new faces in All Blacks squad for Rugby Championship, 'It's like James Bond out there': Jimmy Spithill's America's Cup predictions, How Trump ploughed through $1.52 billion, losing cash advantage, Police appeal for sightings of van involved in motorcycle crash, One dead and two injured in East Auckland house fire. New Zealand finally won the match by 75 runs.[4]. pic.twitter.com/WZ1nuX4LUo, — Nathan McCullum (@MccullumNathan) December 1, 2018, Brendon McCullum was shocked and devastated by the rumours of his brother’s death. McCullum brothers have played almost every international cricket matches together between 2009-2016. He and Brendon attended King's High School. Somewhere, somehow. However, in bowling, McCullum took the wicket of Sabbir Rahman, which was his last international wicket as well. Somewhere, somehow. [1] He was not named in the Sri Lankan ODI series due to his back issues, so his ODI career is over, but he was named in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20. A few years ago, the news of the death of Inzamam ul Haq spread on social media but soon the rumours were exposed by the people. Tonight someone decided, via social media to release that my brother passed away! Brendon McCullum and Nathan McCullum two players without whom kiwi team is incomplete. He retired from international cricket after 2016 ICC World Twenty20.[1][2]. Not sure where this news has come from but this is fake. Nathan McCullum was an off-spinner and a reliable lower order batsman. 'Brash' - that is the word Brendon McCullum, easily the greatest of all the Kiwi glovesmen, and one of their finest batsmen, uses to define himself. Brendon McCullum and Nathan McCullum. ", "Nathan McCullum to quit international cricket at end of NZ season", "New Zealand pick spin trio for World T20", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nathan_McCullum&oldid=932224906, New Zealand One Day International cricketers, New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers, People educated at King's High School, Dunedin, All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English, Association footballers not categorized by position, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 December 2019, at 08:37. Prior to concentrating on his cricketing career, he played as a striker for Caversham AFC, winning the team's golden boot award in 1999 by scoring 19 goals in the FootballSouth Premier League. He scored two goals for the club in the 2003 New Zealand National Soccer League, at that time New Zealand's premier club league competition. One should always avoid sharing things on social media without confirming whether they came from a reliable source or not so we could save ourselves from these ruthless events in the future. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Although he was named in the final squad of 15 in 2015 Cricket World Cup, he was mostly used as a substitute fielder. For Brendon Barrie McCullum, born in Dunedin on September 27, 1981, it was always going to be sport. Meikle, H. (5 August 2010) "Late bloomer has no regret over switching pitches. On Saturday, the news broke on the internet that Nathan McCullum, the younger brother of former Blackcaps skipper Brendon McCullum, has passed away in hospital following health complications. None of it is true! A right hand lower-order batsman and right arm off break bowler, he is a member of the Otago Volts, competing in the State Championship, State Shield and State Twenty20 competitions. McCullum is the son of former Otago representative Stuart McCullum and the older brother of current Otago and former New Zealand international cricketer and captain Brendon McCullum.