Peter Michael Swanwick (born 10 December 1945) is a former English

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er. Swanwick was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in

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. Swanwick made his debut for

in the 1967

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against the Lancashire Second XI. Swanwick played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1967 to 1971, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his only

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appearance against

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in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored a single unbeaten run, with Staffordshire losing by 77 runs.

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at CricketArchive 1945 births Living people People from Rocester English cricketers Staffordshire cricketers Wicket-keepers Cricketers from Staffordshire {{england-cricket-bio-1940s-stub