Last Update: January 09, 2023, 15:59 IST
Brendon McCullum and his son Riley.
Riley McCullum, his son, featured in the nation’s Under-19 T20 tournament on Monday, scoring 48 in Northern Districts’ defeat to Wellington. Apart from top-scoring for ND, he also took a catch.
A picture is going viral on social media. It shows high-profile England coach and New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum enjoying an Under-19 match with his wife. Actually, he was watching his son in action.
Riley McCullum, his son, featured in the nation’s Under-19 T20 tournament on Monday, scoring 48 in Northern Districts’ defeat to Wellington. Apart from top-scoring for ND, he also took a catch. Not bad if your parents are in attendance. Now McCullum will want his son to not only match his reputation, but surpass it as well.
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Playing for Northern Districts, Riley scored 48 in Northern Districts’ five-wicket defeat to Wellington on Sunday. On Monday, McCullum took a catch and a wicket, then was dismissed for 14 by Zac Cumming as ND defeated Otago by five wickets, chasing 162,” Stuff.co.NZ reported. has gone.
Brendon McCullum, brother Nathan and father Stu all rose through the ranks at Otago but Riley plays for Northern Districts after the family moved north to Matamata, Waikato.
“It’s always been something I’ve wanted to do. I still tell him today, whenever he says ‘I don’t want to go away and work,’ I feel like ‘You’re doing exactly what I for the rest of my life’, Riley was quoted as saying when asked about her relationship with her father.
“He’s always telling me not to worry too much about it. If you don’t make the runs, the runs will come,” Riley said.
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McCullum has not only established his image as a player who changed the way we look at cricket thanks to his ton in the very first IPL match in 2008, he also changed the way the game is played. Being the coach of England, he brought about some drastic changes in what is now known as ‘Bazball’. It was the buzzball that ensured England have lost just one Test since the summer of 2022. That’s when he joined the setup. And now after helping England clean sweep Pakistan, McCullum is more than happy to see his son playing on those grassy sides.
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Still, Riley isn’t the only ‘star’ kid in the youth ranks. He was joined by the sons of several former Kiwi cricketers such as Jacob and Zach, sons of former Test opener Craig Cumming, who are playing for Otago. The team is captained by Thomas O’Connor, son of former Test swing bowler Shane.
The report further stated, “It would have been another in the tournament if Craig McMillan’s son Mitch had not been injured.”
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