Peter Denning (cricketer)

Peter Denning
Personal information
Full name
Peter William Denning
Born(1949-12-16)16 December 1949
Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England
Died17 July 2007(2007-07-17) (aged 57)
Taunton, Somerset, England
NicknameDasher
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleOpening batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969–1984Somerset
FC debut28 June 1969 Somerset v Glamorgan
Last FC30 June 1984 Somerset v Northants
LA debut6 July 1969 Somerset v Lancashire
Last LA9 September 1984 Somerset v Notts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 269 280
Runs scored 11,559 6,792
Batting average 28.68 28.06
100s/50s 8/69 5/32
Top score 184 145
Balls bowled 157 21
Wickets 1 0
Bowling average 96.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/4
Catches/stumpings 132/– 94/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 October 2009

Peter William Denning (16 December 1949 – 17 July 2007) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1969 and 1984. He was known to Somerset cricket fans as 'Dasher' due to his "pace over the ground",[1] and he was also known for an unorthodox stroke called the 'Chewton carve' or 'Chewton chop', a stroke that cut the ball away between the slips and the covers.[2] Denning was a left-handed top order (often opening) batsman and scored 1,000 runs in a season on six occasions.[2]

  1. ^ Green, David (21 July 2007). "Sports Section". The Daily Telegraph. p. 17.
  2. ^ a b Foot, David (19 July 2007). "Somerset stalwart Denning dies at 57". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2018.