Peter William Anderson (born 22 May 1961,

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, Queensland) is a former Australian first-class

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, representing

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and

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. He was right-handed

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batsman.

Domestic career

Anderson played 56 first-class matches from 1986 to 1994, in which he scored 1399 runs at an average of 17.93, with six half-centuries. He also took 157 catches and had stumped 15 batsmen. He played 13 List A matches over a seven-year period in which he scored just 97 runs at an average of 13.85. His unbeaten 63 was the alone 50-plus score. He also took 15 catches and has 2 stumpings to his name. Anderson was Queensland's wicketkeeper from 1986. He injured his thumb during the 1987–88 summer and was replaced by

Ian Healy Ian Andrew Healy (born 30 April 1964) is an Australian former international cricketer who played for Queensland domestically. A specialist wicketkeeper and useful right-hand middle-order batsman, he made an unheralded entry to international c ...

. Soon after, Healy was selected as Australia's first choice wicketkeeper. Anderson later moved to South Australia. In 2003

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said Anderson was "possibly the best gloveman in this country during the past 20 years":

I take nothing away from Ian Healy, whose keeping to Shane Warne during the 1993 and '97 Ashes series may never be equalled, but let me tell you, Peter Anderson was a freak. During my time at the cricket academy in 1988, Ando was keeping wicket for South Australia in his tatty old white hat. He was touted as the successor to Australian keeper Greg Dyer but broke a thumb standing up to the stumps to Ian Botham's bowling during a shield game at the WACA Ground in 1987–88. As is often the case with wicketkeeping, opportunities at the highest level are rare. Just ask Richie Robinson, who sat in Rod Marsh's shadow for 15 years, or Bob Taylor, who was second-fiddle to the great Allan Knott for 20 years. Healy grabbed the chalice and the rest, as they say, is history. Ando was devastated. He left his native Queensland and moved to SA to start afresh. It was while watching him closely that I believe I developed my philosophy on the art of keeping wickets.

Coaching career

Anderson has coached local clubs in Queensland over the last six years and was working with

s in the ICC Pacific region. He was named to succeed fellow Australian Brad Hogg as head coach of the Papua New Guinea national cricket team in February 2012. His first assignment was the

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. In March 2014, Anderson was appointed head of Afghanistan's National Cricket Academy in

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Domestic career

Coaching career

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