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Full name Peter Raymond Sleep
Born May 4, 1957, Penola, South Australia
Current age 52 years 189 days
Major teams Australia, South Australia
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Other Coach
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 14 | 21 | 1 | 483 | 90 | 24.15 | 1323 | 36.50 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| First-class | 175 | 285 | 50 | 8201 | 182 | 34.89 | 15 | 40 | 104 | 1 | ||||
| List A | 33 | 30 | 5 | 956 | 109 | 38.24 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 14 | 23 | 2982 | 1397 | 31 | 5/72 | 5/99 | 45.06 | 2.81 | 96.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 175 | 28063 | 14299 | 363 | 8/133 | 39.39 | 3.05 | 77.3 | 9 | 0 | |||
| List A | 33 | 168 | 177 | 4 | 2/58 | 2/58 | 44.25 | 6.32 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Mar 10-15, 1979 scorecard |
| Last Test | Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Jan 12-16, 1990 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class span | 1976 - 1994 |
| List A span | 1978/79 - 1992/93 |
Legspinner Peter Sleep was one of the many relatively anodyne slow bowlers given a chance before Shane Warne arrived. He was rather innocuous at Test level, as a strike rate of a wicket every 96 balls suggests. He did win an Ashes Test, though, at Sydney in 1986-87, taking his only five-for in the second innings of a match better remembered for Peter Taylor's debut exploits. Sleep, who was wittily nicknamed "Sounda", also made three Test fifties, and was a Lancashire League regular for many years, before becoming captain and then coach of Lancashire's 2nd XI.
Rob Smyth
- (Jan 24, 2001)
- The Saturday Interview with Peter Sleep (8 Aug 1998) (Aug 8, 1998)
May 7, 2001
Rishton captain Peter Sleep in action
© Nigel Stockley
May 7, 2001
Disconsolate Brian Heywood walks off after falling leg before to Sleep
© Nigel Stockley
Feb 13, 1990
Peter Sleep
© Wisden Cricket Monthly
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