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Peter Mark Such (born 12 June 1964) is an English cricketer, cricket coach, and match referee.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 eight Tests before having to wait five years before his next appearance.
The pitch at Old Trafford traditionally favours spin bowling, and England picked two spin bowlers: Phil Tufnell and debutant Peter Such.In contrast, Australia picked three fast bowlers, with the inexperienced Warne as the only spinner.
Note that many players represented other top-class teams besides Middlesex and some players, such as Nick Compton, left the county but later returned. Current players are shown as active to the latest season in which they played for the club. [ 4 ]
England's bowlers made light of the West Indies vaunted batting line-up, with Fraser especially bringing some steel and determination to the attack. His 8–75 was testament to his perseverance, and was the best innings analysis by an England bowler since Bob Willis's destruction of the Australians at Headingley in 1981.
This is a complete list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club in top-class matches since 1894. Founded in 1879, the club held minor status until it was classified as a first-class team in 1894, before joining the County Championship in 1895. [1]
He however was unable to repeat such a feat again in his test career (12 more matches between 1987 and 1992). However Taylor became the staple spin-bowler of the Australian One Day team of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was able to bowl his off-spin with economy and pick up vital wickets in matches.
Marcus Trescothick, Somerset's leading List A and second-highest first-class run-scorer. Somerset County Cricket Club are an English cricket club based in Taunton, Somerset.The club was founded in 1875 after a match between "Gentlemen of Somerset" and "Gentlemen of Devon" in Sidmouth, Devon. [1]
Another Scottish spinner was Peter Such, who took 849 first-class wickets and made 11 test appearances for England. In a 1999 test against New Zealand, Such broke the world-record for the longest duck, surviving 51 balls and allowing England to add 31 for the ninth wicket in a scrappy draw.