Peter Topley
Personal information
Full name
Peter Aland Topley
Born (1950-08-29) 29 August 1950
Canterbury, Kent
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972–1975Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 19 3
Runs scored 184 –
Batting average 12.26 –
100s/50s 0/0 –
Top score 38* –
Balls bowled 1,316 –
Wickets 15 –
Bowling average 49.40 –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling 2/28 –
Catches/stumpings 19/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 April 2011

Peter Aland Topley (born 29 August 1950) is a former English cricketer. Topley was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Canterbury, Kent.

Topley made his first-class debut for Kent against Warwickshire at Hesketh Park, Dartford, in the 1972 County Championship. He made seventeen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1975 County Championship.[1] In his eighteen first-class appearances for Kent, he scored a total of 150 runs at an average of 10.71, with a high score of 38 not out.[2] With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 47.78, with best figures of 2/28.[3] Topley also made a single first-class appearance in 1973 for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent,[1] scoring 34 runs and taking a single wicket.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Topley also made three List A appearances for Kent, against Glamorgan in 1972, Derbyshire in 1973, and Worcestershire in 1975.[5]

His brother, Don, and nephew, Reece Topley, have both played first-class cricket.

Since retiring from cricket Topley has worked as a driving instructor in Canterbury.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Peter Topley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Topley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Peter Topley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Kent v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1973". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "List A Matches played by Peter Topley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  6. ↑ Fissler N (2015) Where are they now? Kent – B&H winners and Sunday League champions 1973, The CricketPaper, 21 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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