Peter James Forrest (born 15 November 1985) is an Australian former professional

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er who played for

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and

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. He played in 15 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the

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in 2012.

Domestic career

With a rookie contract in the 2006–07 season, Forrest made his

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debut for New South Wales against Queensland on 1 March 2007. After solid performances in early

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games, outstanding results in the

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and consistency for Hawkesbury in

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, Forrest received his first full contract for New South Wales ahead of the 2007–08 season. Forrest made his

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debut against

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on 12 October 2007 In November 2007, Forrest scored his first first-class century against

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at the Sydney Cricket Ground, hitting 177 runs including 21 fours and two sixes. In February 2010 it was announced that Forrest would be the professional for Lancashire League side

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for the 2010 season. Forrest moved from New South Wales to the

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from the 2011–12 Australian season.

International career

In January 2012, Forrest was selected in the 14-man One Day International squad for Australia, to take part in the tri-series against

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and Sri Lanka. This came after impressive performances with both Queensland and Brisbane's Big Bash League side the

, which he captained for the majority of the tournament in injured skipper

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' place. In February 2012, Forrest made his ODI debut against India at the

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. In his debut innings he scored 66 runs off 83 balls. He hit his second ODI fifty against India on 19 February 2012 at

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, scoring 52 runs off 71 balls. He scored his only One Day international century against Sri Lanka at the

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in Hobart on 24 February 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Forrest, Peter 1985 births Living people New South Wales cricketers Queensland cricketers Australian cricketers Australia One Day International cricketers Brisbane Heat cricketers Cricketers from New South Wales