Turner, McCullum among life member nominees

Brendon McCullum celebrates becoming the first New Zealander to bring up a test 300. Photo: Getty...
Brendon McCullum celebrates becoming the first New Zealander to bring up a test 300. Photo: Getty Images
New Zealand Cricket has nominated a raft of former players for life membership.

The nominations will be confirmed at the organisation's annual meeting in Wellington next month.

Twelve former test players have been recommended for life membership, their playing careers spanning the past 50 years of international cricket, from Glenn Turner (1969-1983) to Brendon McCullum (2004-2016).

Included in the nominees are three stars of the New Zealand women's team in Debbie Hockley, Lesley Murdoch and Emily Drumm.

NZC Board chairman Greg Barclay said the time elapsed since the previous election of life members meant a larger-than-usual intake of nominees for this year but future nominations would be considered annually.

"This is a truly esteemed group of people who have made enormous contributions to NZC and the game in general, and I'm delighted they're soon to receive the recognition they deserve. It's important we celebrate the men and women who have played such key roles in putting New Zealand cricket on the map," he said.

Also nominated along wth Turner and McCullum are Daniel Vettori, John Wright, Stephen Boock, Geoffrey Howarth, Jeremy Coney, Stephen Fleming and Ian Smith.

 

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