Peter Truscott

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Peter Truscott New Zealand (NZ)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	-
	Tests	First-class
Matches	1	18
Runs scored	29	904
Batting average	14.50	25.82
100s/50s	-/-	1/4
Top score	26	165
Balls bowled	-	204
Wickets	-	2
Bowling average	-	48.50
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	-
Best bowling	-	2/60
Catches/stumpings	1/-	10/-
Test debut: 12 February 1965 Last Test: 12 February 1965 Source: [1]

For the British politician, see Peter Truscott, Baron Truscott.

Peter Bennetts Truscott, born at Pahiatua, Manawatu, New Zealand on 14 August 1941, was a cricketer who played one Test for New Zealand in 1965.

Truscott was a right-handed batsman who had a brief first-class career, lasting just five years. He played three matches for Canterbury without great success in 1961-62, but in the next two seasons played only for the New Zealand Under-23 side in one match each season. In 1963-64, he scored 165 when opening the batting for the Under-23s against Auckland, and this remained his only first-class century.

For two seasons from 1964-65, Truscott played regularly but unspectacularly for Wellington, and in February 1965 he was unexpectedly called up for the third Test against Pakistan at Christchurch. He scored 3 and 26, but was not picked for the New Zealand team to tour India, Pakistan and England in 1965 and, after another modest season for Wellington, he retired.