Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Desmond Lloyd Drummond
- Nickname(s)
- Black Flash
- Born
- Tuesday, 17th June, 1958
- Died
- Saturday, 29th January, 2022 (Aged 63 years and 226 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Sauannah-La-Mar, Jamaica
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- European Championship
- 1979/1980
- Test Series
- Great Britain vs New Zealand 1980
- English Championship
- 1981/1982
- Regal Trophy
- 1990/1991
- Lancashire Cup
- 1981/1982, 1989/1990
Biography
Great Britain Test winger, the most capped player in English club Leigh's history when he toured Australia with the 1984 Lions, ‘guested’ for battlers Wests in 1986.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| The Ashes | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain | - | 26 | 13 | - | - | 50 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Leigh Leopards | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Warrington Wolves | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | 14 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 14.29% | List | ||||
| European Championship | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.22% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 32 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 65.63% | List | ||||
| English Championship | 1 | 261 | 112 | - | - | 407 | 136 | 113 | 12 | 52.11% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | 1 | 31 | 18 | - | - | 67 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 64.52% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | 2 | 26 | 14 | - | - | 50 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| UK Second Division | - | 54 | 30 | 2 | - | 124 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| UK Third Division | - | 23 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 43.48% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1980-88 | 24 | 8 | - | - | 28 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 41.67% | List | ||||
| England | 1980-81, 1984 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1980-1988 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 48.28% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1980-1984 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1980-1987 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | List | ||||
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England - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Europe | 1984 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRL 1986 Winfield Cup | 9 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.22% | List | ||||
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Western Suburbs | 1986 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.22% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Leigh | 1980/81 | 30 | 17 | - | - | 51 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 53.33% | List | ||||
| Leigh | 1981/82 | 38 | 16 | - | - | 48 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 73.68% | List | ||||
| Leigh | 1982/83 | 29 | 19 | - | - | 57 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 44.83% | List | ||||
| Leigh | 1983/84 | 31 | 16 | - | - | 64 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 51.61% | List | ||||
| Leigh | 1984/85 | 11 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.55% | List | ||||
| Leigh | 1985/86 | 29 | 21 | 2 | - | 88 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 93.10% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1986/87 | 17 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 47.06% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1987/88 | 30 | 17 | - | - | 68 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1988/89 | 30 | 12 | - | - | 48 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 56.67% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1989/90 | 36 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 58.33% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1990/91 | 36 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 52.78% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1991/92 | 29 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 51.72% | List | ||||
| Bramley | 1992/93 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Workington | 1992/93 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Workington | 1993/94 | 32 | 16 | - | - | 64 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 71.88% | List | ||||
| Workington | 1994/95 | 29 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 44.83% | List | ||||
| Chorley | 1996 | 11 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.36% | List | ||||
| Prescot | 1997 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Barrow | 1997 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Leigh | 1980-85 | 168 | 94 | 2 | - | 328 | 106 | 56 | 6 | 63.10% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1986-91 | 178 | 68 | - | - | 272 | 98 | 73 | 7 | 55.06% | List | ||||
| Workington | 1992-94 | 64 | 25 | - | - | 100 | 39 | 22 | 3 | 60.94% | List | ||||
| Bramley | 1992 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Chorley | 1996 | 11 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.36% | List | ||||
| Prescot | 1997 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Barrow | 1997 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1980-1997 | 434 | 192 | 2 | 0 | 720 | 252 | 166 | 16 | 58.06% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Michael Borg, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello
Sources:
Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)
Your Say
29/05/2020
Composing my Warrington 17 over the last 50 years during lockdown and Dessie is on the opposite wing to John Bevan, wish we could have this pairing now.
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