Peter Martin (cricketer)

Peter Martin
Personal information
Full name
Peter James Martin
Born (1968-11-15) 15 November 1968 (age 56)
Accrington, Lancashire, England, UK
NicknameDigger
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 571)8 June 1995 v West Indies
Last Test21 August 1997 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 131)26 May 1995 v West Indies
Last ODI25 October 1998 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989–2004Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 8 20 213 251
Runs scored 115 38 3,594 502
Batting average 8.84 6.33 19.42 13.21
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/7 0/0
Top score 29 6 133 35*
Balls bowled 1,452 1,048 36,700 11,539
Wickets 17 27 606 353
Bowling average 34.11 29.85 27.51 22.19
5 wickets in innings 0 0 17 6
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 4/60 4/44 8/32 5/16
Catches/stumpings 6/– 1/– 56/– 45/–
Source: CricketArchive, 24 September 2009

Peter James Martin (born 15 November 1968) is a former English cricketer who played in 8 Tests and 20 ODIs for England from 1995 to 1998. Nicknamed "Digger", Martin was primarily a fast-medium swing bowler. In county cricket, he played for Lancashire throughout his career.