peter george Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
peter george is a cricketer(sportsman) from Australia. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Peter Robert George
Born
October 16, 1986, Woodville, Adelaide, South Australia
Age
37 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Bowler
Height
2.03 m
Batting Stats
Mohammed Shami
Bowling Stats
Shreyas Iyer
Teams he has played for:
- Australia
- Australia A
- Queensland
- South Australia
- South Australia Second XI
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
George is one of those pace bowlers who has a beautiful action with the ability to engender sharp bounce and surprise batsmen. As he delivers the ball from close to 7 feet, he can strangle batsmen and often rattle them with his velocity and bounce. Before playing for Queensland, George was a part of South Australia, where he was a requisite member of the team. The tall and thin speedster holds the record for best bowling figures at Bellerive Oval (8 for 84) - his career best figures. During the time he made his Test debut, George was picked up for the Tests against England and New Zealand, however due to the presence of other experienced pacers in the Australian bowling attack, he didn't get a chance to feature in the playing XI.
In his first-class debut against Tasmania, back in 2008, George grabbed four wickets that also included an intimidating spell wherein he got the scalps of Tim Paine, Luke Butterworth and Brett Geeves. It was a memorable first-class debut for the lanky pacer, indeed. In his 60-odd First-class matches, George has taken in excess of 200 wickets with five 5-wicket hauls along with a 10-for in a match. Just like many other fast bowlers, even George has gone through quite a few injuries in his career and that has been one of the reasons for not being able to grab a place in the Australian team.
By Nikhil Jadhav
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
A tall, fast bowler of the McGrath mould, Peter George is a player to watch after being chosen in Test squads for tours of England and India. George's first international promotion came when he was placed on standby for Ryan Harris and spent a couple of days in New Zealand. He was also a late call-up for the Pakistan series in England - he bowled 11 overs for 14 runs against Derbyshire in a tour game - but was picked from the start for the trip to India.
The recognition came after he took 36 wickets at 30.44 in an impressive Sheffield Shield campaign. His highlight in his second season was 8 for 84 against Tasmania, the best figures at Bellerive Oval, and he showed good timing with 11 wickets for Australia A against Sri Lanka A before the selectors sent him to England. George, who stands at 203cm, gains sharp bounce from his high release point and worked on developing a consistent outswinger at the Academy in 2010.
He broke into the South Australian first-class side in 2008-09 after two consistent seasons in Adelaide grade cricket. George took 4 for 56 on debut against Tasmania, which was the best first-innings return from a South Australian debutant in ten years. A further five Sheffield Shield matches and a total of 20 wickets at 32.15 capped a satisfying first season.
George received a Redbacks rookie contract in 2005-06 and lost it the following season but his consistency for grade side West Torrens ensured a return to senior status in 2008-09. His motto is "Never stop learning" and the three words he chooses to describe himself are "Tall, thin, married".
Cricinfo staff September 2010