Peter Burge
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm medium | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 42 | 233 |
| Runs scored | 2290 | 14640 |
| Batting average | 38.16 | 47.53 |
| 100s/50s | 4/12 | 38/68 |
| Top score | 181 | 283 |
| Balls bowled | 0 | 195 |
| Wickets | 0 | 1 |
| Bowling average | - | 129.00 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | - | 1/0 |
| Catches/stumpings | 23/0 | 166/4 |
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Test debut: 25 February 1955 |
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Peter John Parnell Burge (born April 17, 1932 in Kangaroo Point, Queensland; died October 5, 2001 on the Gold Coast, Queensland) was an Australian cricketer who played in 42 Tests between 1955 and 1966. After retiring as a player he became a highly respected match referee, overseeing another 25 Tests and 63 ODIs.
During this time he was involved in a controversial issue in 1994 when England captain Mike Atherton was accused of ball tampering by rubbing it with dirt from his pocket during a match against a newly returned South Africa at The Oval.
He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1965 and in 1997 was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) "for service to cricket as a player, administrator and international referee, and to harness racing."
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