Peter George (cricketer)
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Peter Robert George is an Australian Test cricket
er. A right-arm fast-medium bowler
, George plays his first class cricket for the Southern Redbacks
.
at Bangalore
.
He is one of the tallest players in Australian domestic cricket with a height of 202 cm.
. His first class debut was for the Redbacks in November of the 2008/09 season. He took 4 for 56 against Tasmania
in Hobart
.
George holds the record for best bowling figures at Bellerive Oval
with the figures 8 for 84.
George was called into the Australian Test squad midway through the early 2010 tour of New Zealand
as an emergency replacement after a series of injuries to Australian pacemen, but did not enter the on-field team. He then toured England in July
but was not used in the neutral-venue two-Test series against Pakistan
. George was in the squad for the two-Test tour of India
and made his debut in the Second Test in Bangalore, after Doug Bollinger
injured himself in the First Test.
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
er. A right-arm fast-medium bowler
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
, George plays his first class cricket for the Southern Redbacks
Southern Redbacks
The South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia, and represent the state of South Australia...
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Profile
George gained a rookie contract in 2005/06 but lost it the very next season. He regained a contract in the 2008/09 season. He made his Test cricket debut for Australia in the second Test against IndiaIndian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
at Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
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He is one of the tallest players in Australian domestic cricket with a height of 202 cm.
Bowling
George has been compared in style to former fast-bowler Glenn McGrathGlenn McGrath
Glenn Donald McGrath AM , nicknamed "Pigeon", is a former Australian cricket player. He is one of the most highly regarded fast-medium pace bowlers in cricketing history, and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the early 21st century...
. His first class debut was for the Redbacks in November of the 2008/09 season. He took 4 for 56 against Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
in Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
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George holds the record for best bowling figures at Bellerive Oval
Bellerive Oval
Bellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
with the figures 8 for 84.
George was called into the Australian Test squad midway through the early 2010 tour of New Zealand
Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2009–10
The Australian cricket team toured New Zealand from 26 February to 31 March 2010. The tour consisted of two Twenty20s , five One Day Internationals and two Tests...
as an emergency replacement after a series of injuries to Australian pacemen, but did not enter the on-field team. He then toured England in July
Australian cricket team in England in 2010
-2nd ODI:-3rd ODI:-4th ODI:-5th ODI:-Tour match:...
but was not used in the neutral-venue two-Test series against Pakistan
Australian cricket team against Pakistan in England in 2010
-2nd T20I:-1st Test:-2nd Test:-First Class: Kent vs Pakistanis:-Tour match: Derbyshire vs Australians:-Tour match: Leicestershire vs Pakistanis:-Television:* Ten Sports: India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia* Sky Sports: UK...
. George was in the squad for the two-Test tour of India
Australian cricket team in India in 2010–11
-1st Test:-2nd Test:-1st ODI:-2nd ODI:-3rd ODI:-Television:*India: NEO Cricket*India: Doordarshan *Australia: Fox Sports*United Kingdom and Ireland: Sky Sports*South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe: SuperSport*Canada: ATN CBN...
and made his debut in the Second Test in Bangalore, after Doug Bollinger
Doug Bollinger
Douglas Erwin Bollinger is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays first-class cricket for the New South Wales Blues and international cricket for Australia. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast bowler...
injured himself in the First Test.