BETTER LATE THAN NEVER: 33-YEAR-OLD DEBUTANT TAKES WICKET WITH FIRST BALL
(MNP)The wait was worth it for Bay of Plenty, Mount Maunganui and Northern Districts A veteran Peter Drysdale.
Closing in on his 34th birthday, the younger brother of New Zealand Olympic rowing champion Mahé Drysdale today made his Ford Trophy and one-day List A debut for Northern Districts.
And, when the off-spinner came on as first change in the ninth over, the cheers went up as he took a wicket with his very first delivery.
