Peter Such

Peter Mark Such (born 12 June 1964) is an English cricketer. An off-spinner, Such was brought into the Test arena in 1993 as a replacement for John Emburey but, despite taking 6 for 67 on debut and being the highest wicket taker for England in the series [1] only played an initial four Tests before having to wait 5 years before his next appearance.

Peter Such

Personal information
Born	(1964-06-12) 12 June 1964 Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
International information
National side	English
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 11 306 Runs scored 67 1645 Batting average 6.09 8.14 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 Top score 14* 54 Balls bowled 3124 58448 Wickets 37 849 Bowling average 33.56 30.54 5 wickets in innings 2 48 10 wickets in match 0 9 Best bowling 6/67 8/93 Catches/stumpings 4/- 119/-
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Such enjoyed a 19-year first-class career including stints at Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire before joining Essex in 1990. It was at Essex where he gained most success although he is perhaps best remembered for hitting the winning boundary in the second day of a Natwest Trophy semi final against Glamorgan in 1997 when play had been suspended the day before due to bad light with Mark Ilott and Robert Croft having an on field confrontation seen on BBC television. Although not noted for his batting, in 1999, playing in his final Test at Old Trafford, he made the second-longest duck in Test history, from 52 balls, against New Zealand, and earned a standing ovation.[2]

He is currently playing for the first team of Totteridge Millhillians in the Hertfordshire Division 1 and is also a coach for the younger players.

See also

• List of Test cricketers born in non-Test playing nations

References

1. "1st Test: England v Australia at Manchester, June 3–7, 1993". espncricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
2. http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997/ENG_LOCAL/NWT/KNOCK-OUTS/ESSEX_GLAM_NWT-SF_12-13AUG1997_MR