Peter Michael Clough (born 17 August 1956 in
Sydney
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New South Wales
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cricket
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er, who played for
Tasmania
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Western Australia
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.
He was a right-handed batsman and right arm fast-medium bowler who represented Tasmania from 1980 until 1984, and played for Western Australia until 1986. He was a useful bowler, who could be relied upon for Tasmania, at time when the struggling state side was trying to establish itself as a competitive team. In 1984, Clough took the best bowling figures for Tasmania in the
Sheffield Shield
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, a record that stood until March 2022.
His gritty bowling performances for Tasmania in the dark period of the early 1980s saw him added as a member of the state's elite
Cricket Hall of Fame.
See also
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List of Tasmanian representative cricketers
This is a list of cricket players who have played representative cricket for Tasmania in Australia.
It includes players that have played at least one match, in senior first-class, List A cricket, or Twenty20 matches. Practice matches are not i ...
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List of Western Australia first-class cricketers
A total of 455 players have appeared for Western Australia in men's first-class cricket matches since the team's first-class debut during the 1892–93 Australian cricket season. As of the end of the 2012–13 season, Western Australia as a team ...
References
External links
Cricinfo Profile
1956 births
Living people
Australian cricketers
Tasmania cricketers
Western Australia cricketers
Cricketers from Sydney
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