Peter Heine

Peter Heine
Personal information
Born (1928-06-28)28 June 1928
Winterton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Died 4 February 2005(2005-02-04) (aged 76)
Pretoria, South Africa
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 14 61
Runs scored 209 1255
Batting average 9.95 15.12
100s/50s 0/0 0/4
Top score 31 67
Balls bowled 3890 14310
Wickets 58 277
Bowling average 25.08 21.38
5 wickets in innings 4 20
10 wickets in match 0 4
Best bowling 6/58 8/92
Catches/stumpings 8/- 34/-

Peter Samuel Heine (28 June 1928 – 4 February 2005) was a South African cricketer who played in fourteen Tests from 1955 to 1962. On his Test debut, he took five wickets in the first innings against England at Lord's in 1955.[1]

A fast bowler renowned for his consummate hostility, he formed a potent Test combination with Neil Adcock. Heine picked up 277 first-class wickets at an average of 21.38, including a haul of 8 for 92 for Orange Free State against Transvaal in Welkom in 1954-55. He played for North-Eastern Transvaal in 1951-52 and 1952-53, Orange Free State in 1953-54 and 1954-55, and Transvaal from 1955-56 to 1964-65.

Heine died on the 4 February 2005 due to cardiac arrest in a private hospital in Pretoria. He was the brother of tennis player Bobbie Heine Miller.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2nd Test: England v South Africa at Lord's, Jun 23-27, 1955". espncricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-18.

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