Peter Henderson (24 April 1965 – 28 February 2010) was an Australian
cricket
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er who played a single match for
Western Australia. Born in
Mount Barker,
Western Australia, Henderson represented Western Australia at under-19s level, and later attended the
Western Australian Institute of Sport. His sole match at state level came during the 1987–88
McDonald's Cup
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, a
limited-overs knockout competition.
In the match, played at the
WACA Ground in March 1988, Henderson was part of a pace attack that included
Terry Alderman,
Ken MacLeay
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He was an all-rounder who played 16 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1983 and 1987. MacLeay played in the 1983 Cricket World Cup in England ...
, and
Chris Matthews
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, but failed to take a wicket, recording figures of 0/50 from 9.1 overs. At
grade cricket level, Henderson played 15 seasons for the Scarborough and South Perth Cricket Clubs, captaining and winning club champion awards at both clubs. Bowling right-arm
medium pace, he led Scarborough's wicket-taking for the 1987–88 season, taking 60 wickets.
Henderson died in February 2010, with his name commemorated in the Peter Henderson Memorial Trophy, which is contested between Scarborough and South Perth.
South Perth Wins "Peter Henderson Cup"
– South Perth Cricket Club. Published 22 March 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
References
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1965 births
2010 deaths
Australian cricketers
Cricketers from Western Australia
People from Mount Barker, Western Australia
Western Australia cricketers