The older brother of Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum is an offspinning allrounder from Otago who joined his sibling at the ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa. After missing out on the final Champions Trophy squad, McCullum was promoted to the senior ranks following a strong Emerging Players Tournament in Australia, which included a haul of 4 for 41 against the Academy. He had little to cheer about in his only World Twenty20 outing, as he was run out for 1 and was not asked to bowl. McCullum's first-class debut arrived in 1999-2000 and since then he has added six half-centuries and one five-wicket haul. In the 2006-07 State Championship he collected 240 runs at 26.66 with a high of 61 and 14 wickets at 56.42. His economy rate was a strong 3.88 per over in the one-day competition and he added nine wickets in 11 games.
Cricinfo staff September 2007