Peter Such was born on June 12, 1964, in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Peter Such went to Lantern Lane Primary School and Harry Carlton Comprehensive School in East Leake before his family moved to the south. He was so prosperous in cricket during his younger days and played for county age-group teams before representing the Colts side and the Notts 2nd eleven.
He was an English off-spinner, coach, and match referee. Peter Such was brought into the Test level in 1993 as a replacement for John Emburey. He made a brilliant start in test cricket by taking 6 for 67 on his debut against Australia at Manchester, and in the 2nd inning, he also took 2 for 78 and was the highest wicket-taker for England in the series.
In the first series, he left an immediate impact, and cricket experts were talking about another spinner on the show. This was the same test match where Shane Warne delivered the ‘ball of the century to dismiss Mike Gatting. Peter Such played the first eight tests and then dropped, before having to wait another five years before his next appearance.
For Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, and Essex, he played 19 years of first-class cricket from 1982 until 2001. For playing Essex, he enjoyed most of his success in English county cricket. Such was probably best remembered for hitting a winning four on the second day of a NatWest Trophy semi-final vs. Glamorgan in 1997. Therefore, the match was suspended for a day due to the bad light and Captain Robert Croft and Mark Illott having an on-field confrontation that was seen on BBC television.
In 1999, one notable record, was during his 52 ball ducks, against New Zealand, which was actually the second-longest duck in the history of the game. This was also his career last test match, and his innings were based on defensive technique. After retiring from cricket, he joined the England Cricket Board as a lead spin bowling coach. After leaving the role in November 2019, Such became a match referee ahead of the 2020 County Championship season.
Peter Such played 11 test matches, scored 67 runs with the best of 14*, had 4 catches, and grabbed 37 wickets at 33.56 with two times five wicket innings.
He also played 306 First-Class matches and scored 1,645 runs with the top score of 54, including 2 fifties, 119 catches, and 849 wickets at 30.54, with the best of 8 for 93, including 48 times five wickets in an innings and 9 times 10 wickets in a match.
In 211 List-A matches, he scored 275 runs with the best of 19*, 51 catches, and 212 wickets @ 31.25 with the best of 5 for 29, including 3 times five wickets in an innings.
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