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Full name Brendan Gerard Drew
Born December 16, 1983, Lismore, New South Wales
Current age 24 years 297 days
Major teams Gloucestershire,Tasmania
Nickname Drewy
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height
1.93 m
Education St Joseph's, Alstonville; Alstonville High
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
19
26
7
223
28
11.73
648
34.41
0
0
25
5
11
0
List A
18
12
5
117
33*
16.71
132
88.63
0
0
4
6
7
0
Twenty20
9
5
3
52
19*
26.00
33
157.57
0
0
0
5
10
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
19
34
3276
2114
52
6/94
8/117
40.65
3.87
63.0
2
2
0
List A
18
18
880
828
26
5/36
5/36
31.84
5.64
33.8
0
1
0
Twenty20
9
9
180
239
10
3/24
3/24
23.90
7.96
18.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
First-class debut
Tasmania v South Australia at Hobart, Dec 12-15, 2005 scorecard
Last First-class
Tasmania v Western Australia at Hobart, Dec 3-6, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
Tasmania v New South Wales at Hobart, Jan 25, 2006 scorecard
Last List A
Worcestershire v Gloucestershire at Worcester, Aug 30, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Queensland v Tasmania at Toowoomba, Jan 1, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, Jan 10, 2008 scorecard
Profile
After proving himself as a first-class player in 2006-07 but failing to hold down a one-day spot, Brendan Drew reversed the trend in 2007-08. He played every one-day match, was one of three Tigers who finished equal first on the FR Cup wicket tally with 15, was part of the side that won the tense final over Victoria and collected 5 for 36 in the tour match against the Sri Lankans. His consistency earned him a place in the ACA All-Star FR Cup team and his aim for 2008-09 will be to regain his spot in Tasmania's first-class side after a disappointing return of six wickets from three games. That followed a summer when he played every match in the state's Pura Cup campaign only to be relegated to 12th man for the final victory against New South Wales. The more experienced Adam Griffith returned from injury and Drew had to settle for 26 wickets at 41.23 and second place on Tasmania's tally for 2006-07.
A right-arm fast-medium bowler with a run-up and action clearly styled on Glenn McGrath, Drew is being monitored by the Australian selectors who invited him to the Academy in 2007 and named him in Australia's 30-man preliminary squad for the Twenty20 World Championship. His two best efforts for Tasmania came in consecutive matches in Hobart in mid 2006-07. Against Western Australia, he claimed 6 for 94 and together with Ben Hilfenhaus almost rescued the Tigers after they were dismissed for 94, and he collected 5 for 30 in a comfortable win over Queensland. Drew moved south from Sydney during 2005-06 and in his first season with Tasmania he compiled 20 wickets at 31.6 from six Pura Cup matches.
Brydon Coverdale September 2008
