Peter McIntyre Cricketer
Peter Edward McIntyre (born 27 April 1966, Gisborne, Victoria) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests from 1995 to 1996. He was a leg-spin bowler, unlucky to have arrived at the same time as fellow spin bowlers Shane Warne, and to a lesser extent, Stuart MacGill; consequently he never managed to establish himself fully in the national side. He played in 2 Tests, in Adelaide in 1995 and New Delhi in 1996. Peter McIntyre had an unprecedented success rate against Sachin Tendulkar, who played against him just once - in a one-off Test in Delhi in October 1996 (Shane Warne was missing after finger surgery). It was Tendulkar's first match as captain - he started with a victory, despite a modest match personally with the bat - and McIntyre had him caught for 10 by Mark Waugh with the second ball he bowled to him. McIntyre went on to take 3 for 103 but, according to Wisden, "bowled steadily but without variation or much imagination". This was his second Test - and he didn't play another one, once Warne returned. While his average of almost 40 with the ball in first-class cricket with Victoria and South Australia was high for a bowler, he was from the pre-Shane Warne era of spinners who were of a much lower standard. He retired from first-class cricket in 2002.
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| Birth date | April 27, 1966 |
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