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Full name Peter Mark Such
Born June 12, 1964, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Current age 43 years 340 days
Major teams England,Essex,Leicestershire,Nottinghamshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
11
16
5
67
14*
6.09
345
19.42
0
0
7
0
4
0
First-class
306
327
125
1645
54
8.14
0
2
119
0
List A
211
83
48
275
19*
7.85
0
0
51
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
11
20
3124
1242
37
6/67
8/145
33.56
2.38
84.4
1
2
0
First-class
306
58448
25936
849
8/93
30.54
2.66
68.8
48
9
List A
211
9470
6626
212
5/29
5/29
31.25
4.19
44.6
3
3
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v Australia at Manchester, Jun 3-7, 1993 scorecard
Last Test
England v New Zealand at Manchester, Aug 5-9, 1999 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1982 - 2001
List A span
1983 - 2003
Profile
Arriving at the wicket off a longer run-up than most slow bowlers, Such had a side-on action that was characterised by a flurry of limbs. He plugged away, relying on accuracy rather than mystery, and replaced John Emburey as England's most reliable offspinner. He picked up 6 for 67 on Test debut against Australia in 1993, played in all three Tests against New Zealand the following summer, but then had to wait until the Ashes series of 1998-99 for his next cap. Significantly, England chose him ahead of Robert Croft for the Sydney Test, where spinners usually excel (Such took 5 for 81 in Australia's second innings). Such began with Nottinghamshire in 1982, and moved to Leicestershire five years later. But it wasn't until he joined Essex in 1990 and formed an effective partnership with slow left-armer John Childs, that his career rumbled into action. His batting was based around the forward defensive, and he made the second-longest Test duck against New Zealand in 1999 - his final international appearance. Such played under four England captains in 11 Tests. He was released by Essex at the end of 2001 and played one season for Cambridgeshire. Lawrence Booth
