Rupert Peter Owens Drysdale (born 7 January 1989) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Bay of Plenty and Northern Districts.
[5] He is the younger brother of New Zealand rower Mahé Drysdale,[5] who has won two gold medals and a bronze at three different editions of the Olympic Games.
[10] Drysdale was originally scheduled to make his first-class debut for Northern Districts against Auckland in March 2020, during the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season.
[4] Due to the number of COVID-19 cases within the squad,[13] Northern Districts had nineteen players unavailable for their final match of the season.
[5] Also making their debuts alongside Drysdale were Ben Pomare, Chris Swanson, Fergus Lellman, Josh Brown, Sam Varcoe and Sandeep Patel.