Peter Siddle

Peter Siddle

Siddle playing for Essex in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Peter Matthew Siddle
Born	(1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 (age 39) Morwell, Victoria, Australia
Nickname	Sidds, Sid Vicious[1]
Height	187[2] cm (6 ft 2 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia (2008–2019)
Test debut (cap 403)	17 October 2008 v India
Last Test	12 September 2019 v England
ODI debut (cap 172)	13 February 2009 v New Zealand
Last ODI	18 January 2019 v India
T20I debut (cap 35)	15 February 2009 v New Zealand
Last T20I	31 October 2010 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005/06–2019/20	Victoria
2013/14–2014/15	Melbourne Renegades
2014	Nottinghamshire
2015	Lancashire
2017/18–2022/23	Adelaide Strikers (squad no. 64)
2018–2021	Essex (squad no. 64)
2020/21–2022/23	Tasmania
2022–2023	Somerset (squad no. 64)
2023/24	Victoria
2023/24–present	Melbourne Renegades
2024	Durham
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 67 20 222 78 Runs scored 1,164 31 3,881 302 Batting average 14.73 10.33 16.30 11.18 100s/50s 0/2 0/0 1/6 0/1 Top score 51 10* 103* 62 Balls bowled 13,907 901 42,622 3,864 Wickets 221 17 755 94 Bowling average 30.66 43.70 26.55 32.67 5 wickets in innings 8 0 27 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/54 3/55 8/54 4/22 Catches/stumpings 19/– 1/– 64/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 March 2024

Peter Matthew Siddle (born 25 November 1984) is a former Australian cricketer. He is a specialist right-arm fast-medium bowler who currently plays for Victoria in first-class and List A cricket, and for Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League. He has played Test cricket for Australia over an eight-year period from 2008 to 2016, before being recalled for the Test series against Pakistan in 2018. He retired from International cricket in December 2019. Australia won the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy during his time in the team.

Early in Siddle's career he faced injury problems, but he overcame them in 2009 to be named the ICC Emerging Player of the Year. Though injuries continued to plague him throughout his career, he rose to prominence in the 2010–11 Ashes series when he became the ninth Australian to take a Test hat-trick and the first Australian since Shane Warne in 1994–95 to do so in an Ashes test. He remained a regular fixture in Australia's team until his bowling pace started to drop in 2014, with Australia's selectors beginning to focus on younger, faster bowlers.

Siddle became a vegan in 2012, subsequently receiving criticism that suggested his diet had a negative effect on his performance, which he disputed. He announced his international retirement on 29 December 2019, effective immediately.