Peter McFarline

Peter McFarline (died April 2002) was an Australian journalist best known for his work as a cricket writer. He has been called one of Australia's greatest cricket writers.

He began his career working for The Courier Mail and later became a writer for The Age. His achievements included breaking the story of World Series Cricket in 1977.[1]

During his final years he was afflicted by the debilitating spinal illness, syringomyelia. This first affected him in 1982 and eventually rendered him a quadreplegic. During his last few years he would dictate his copy to his wife, Dell.[2][3]

He was played by actor Adam Zwar in the 2012 TV mini-series Howzat! Kerry Packer's War.

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Rule, Garry Barker "Peter McFarline, passionate voice of sport, succumbs to illness he disdained", The Age 8 April 2002 accessed 27 March 2014
  2. ↑ Ian Wooldridge, "The bravest man I know", Daily Mail 2 January 1999 accessed 27 March 2014
  3. ↑ Lawrie Colliver, "Cricket journalist Peter McFarline dies aged 57", Cricinfo 8 April 2002 accessed 27 March 2014