Annette J. Drummond (born 21 October 1984) is a Scottish international cricketer who debuted for the Scottish national side in 2002. A right-handed batsman, she has appeared in five of the eight One Day International (ODI) matches that Scotland has played to date.
Drummond was born in Meigle, a rural village in Perthshire, and played her early cricket for Meigle Cricket Club.Annette Drummond – Scottish Women's Cricket Association. Retrieved 29 October 2015. Her older brother, Gordon Drummond, later captained the national men's team.Mark Woods (15 June 2014). "Glasgow 2014: Drummond’s rise a family affair" – The Scotsman. Retrieved 29 October 2015. Drummond herself made her senior debut for Scotland at the age of 17, appearing in matches against Durham (an English county team) and Wales during the 2002 season.Women's miscellaneous matches played by Annette Drummond – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2015. Her first international tournament at a senior level was the 2003 IWCC Trophy in the Netherlands, where matches held ODI status. The second-youngest member of the squad, behind only Fiona Urquhart, Drummond played in all five of her team's matches.Women's ODI matches played by Annette Drummond – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2015. However, she scored only nine runs from five innings, which included ducks against Ireland and the Netherlands.Women's ODI batting and fielding against each opponent by Annette Drummond – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
The 2003 IWCC Trophy is Scotland's most recent ODI tournament to date, with Drummond being only one of 17 women to have played at that level.Records / Scotland Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Most matches – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2015. Her next international tournament was the 2005 European Championship in Wales, where she was Scotland's equal leading runscorer with Kari Anderson.Batting and fielding for Scotland Women, Women's European Championship 2005 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2015. After that tournament, Drummond took a break from international cricket for several years, not appearing again until the 2014 European Championship in England. She played for Scotland in English domestic competitions in 2014 and 2015,Women's limited-overs matches played by Annette Drummond – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2015. and was selected in the national squad for the 2015 World Twenty Qualifier.(28 October 2015). – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
Drummond married fellow Scotland cricketer Abbi Aitken in June 2019.
References
External links Annette Drummond at CricketArchive Annette Drummond at ESPNcricinfo