Peter Handscomb

Peter Handscomb
Personal information
Full name Peter Stephen Patrick Handscomb
Born 26 April 1991
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nickname "Hank"[1]
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Batting style Right-handed
Role Batsman; occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011– Victoria
2012– Melbourne Stars
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 34 28 10
Runs scored 1,846 701 171
Batting average 35.50 38.94 17.10
100s/50s 4/12 0/3 1/0
Top score 134 72 103*
Catches/stumpings 4/51 28/2 2/1
Source: Cricinfo, 22 January 2015

Peter Stephen Patrick Handscomb (born 26 April 1991) is an Australian cricketer currently contracted domestically to Victoria and the Melbourne Stars. From Melbourne, Handscomb played for Victoria at both under-17 and under-19 level,[2] and went on to play for the Australian under-19 cricket team during the Sri Lankan under-19 team's tour of Australia in October 2009.[3] He had also been a talented junior tennis player, but eventually chose to pursue cricket.[4] Having spent the 2011 season playing English club cricket for Tring Park, as well as several matches for Leicestershire in the Second XI Championship,[5] Handscomb debuted for Victoria during the 2011–12 Australian season, playing as a top-order batsman. He scored 42 and 71 runs, respectively, in his first List A and first-class innings, both in matches against Queensland at The Gabba.[6][7] Handscomb's first century in Sheffield Shield matches came against South Australia in February 2012, an innings of 113 runs at the Adelaide Oval.[8] Towards the end of the season, he was also used as Victoria's wicket-keeper, with both Matthew Wade and Ryan Carters unavailable. Handscomb was awarded Cricket Victoria contracts for both Victoria and the Melbourne Stars for the 2012–13 season.[9] In Victorian Premier Cricket, he plays for the St Kilda Cricket Club, and led the club's batting averages during the 2011–12 season.[10] Handscomb also holds British citizenship, with both of his parents English immigrants to Australia.[4]

Career best performances

Batting
Score Fixture Venue Season
FC 134 South Australia v Victoria Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 2014/15 [11]
LA 72 Queensland v Victoria North Oval, Sydney 2014/15 [12]
T20 103* Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 2014/15 [13]

References

  1. ↑ Peter Handscomb player profile – Melbourne Stars. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Miscellaneous Matches played by Peter Handscomb (31) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Under-19 ODI Matches played by Peter Handscomb (4) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Coverdale, Brydon (2011). Young gun Handscomb looks to bat long – ESPNCricinfo. Published 25 October 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Second Eleven Championship Matches played by Peter Handscomb (2) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  6. ↑ Queensland v Victoria, Ryobi One-Day Cup 2011/12 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  7. ↑ Queensland v Victoria, Sheffield Shield 2011/12 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  8. ↑ Handscomb, Quiney give Victoria good start – ESPNCricinfo. Published 2 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  9. ↑ Peter Handscomb player profile – Victorian Bushrangers. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  10. ↑ Saints in 2012–13 – Victorian Premier Cricket. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  11. ↑ "Sheffield Shield, 2014/15 - South Australia v Victoria Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, 2014/15 - Queensland v Victoria Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Big Bash League 04, 2014/15 - Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.