Peter Such
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Peter Mark Such is an English
cricket
er. A hard-working county off-spinner, Such was brought into the Test arena in 1993 as a replacement for John Emburey
but, despite taking 6 for 67 on debut, only played an initial 4 Tests before having to wait 5 years before his next appearance.
Such enjoyed a 19 year first class career including stints at Nottinghamshire
and Leicestershire
before joining Essex
in 1990. It was at Essex where he gained most success although he is perhaps best remembered for hitting the winning boundary in the second day of a Natwest Trophy semi final against Glamorgan
in 1997 when play had been suspended the day before due to bad light with Mark Ilott
and Robert Croft
having an on field confrontation seen on BBC
television. Although not noted for his batting, in 1999, playing in his final Test at Old Trafford, he made the second-longest duck in Test history, from 52 balls, against New Zealand, and earned a standing ovation. http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1997/ENG_LOCAL/NWT/KNOCK-OUTS/ESSEX_GLAM_NWT-SF_12-13AUG1997_MR
He is currently playing for the first team of Totteridge Millhillians in the Hertfordshire Division 1 and is also is a coach for the younger players.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. A hard-working county off-spinner, Such was brought into the Test arena in 1993 as a replacement for John Emburey
John Emburey
John Ernest Emburey is a former English cricketer, who played for Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Western Province, Berkshire and England....
but, despite taking 6 for 67 on debut, only played an initial 4 Tests before having to wait 5 years before his next appearance.
Such enjoyed a 19 year first class career including stints at Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
and Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
before joining Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
in 1990. It was at Essex where he gained most success although he is perhaps best remembered for hitting the winning boundary in the second day of a Natwest Trophy semi final against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
in 1997 when play had been suspended the day before due to bad light with Mark Ilott
Mark Ilott
Mark Christopher Ilott is an English cricketer. Ilott played his first Test in the third match of the 1993 Ashes, a match in which England gave debuts to four players , Ilott took four wickets in the match but only four more in his next two matches and was subsequently left out of the side...
and Robert Croft
Robert Croft
Robert Damien Bale Croft is a Welsh cricketer who has played international cricket for both England and Wales. He is an off-spin bowler who plays for Glamorgan and captained the county from 2003 to 2006...
having an on field confrontation seen on BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television. Although not noted for his batting, in 1999, playing in his final Test at Old Trafford, he made the second-longest duck in Test history, from 52 balls, against New Zealand, and earned a standing ovation. http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1997/ENG_LOCAL/NWT/KNOCK-OUTS/ESSEX_GLAM_NWT-SF_12-13AUG1997_MR
He is currently playing for the first team of Totteridge Millhillians in the Hertfordshire Division 1 and is also is a coach for the younger players.