Peter Anderson (cricketer, born 1961)
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Peter William Anderson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
South Brisbane, Queensland | 2 May 1961|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1993 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 | South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 29 August 2015 |
Peter William Anderson (born 22 May 1961, South Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian first-class cricketer. He represented Queensland cricket team as well as South Australia cricket team in first-class cricket and List A cricket. He was right-handed wicket-keeper batsman.
Domestic career
He played 56 first-class matches from 1986 to 1994, in which he scored 1399 runs at an average of 17.93, with six half-centuries. He also took 157 catches and had stumped 15 batsmen. His List A cricket was very limited. He played 13 List A matches over a seven-year period in which he scored just 97 runs at an average of 13.85. His unbeaten 63 was the alone 50-plus score. He also took 15 catches and has 2 stumpings to his name.[1]
Coaching career
Anderson has coached local clubs in Queensland over the last six years and was working with wicket-keepers in the ICC Pacific region. He was named as successor of the fellow Australian Brad Hogg in February 2012. His first assignment was ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.[2][3]
In March 2014, Anderson was appointed head of Afghanistan's National Cricket Academy in Kabul.[4][5]