Peter Michael Dodds (born 26 November 1933) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in South Africa from 1955 to 1964.
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| Full name | Peter Michael Dodds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 1933 Durban, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 11, 2022 (aged 88) Durban, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–56 | Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–57 to 1963–64 | Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 30 December 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cricket career
editBorn in Durban, Dodds attended Durban High School.[1] He played one match for Transvaal in 1955 before moving to Natal, where he spent the rest of his first-class career.
A left-arm spinner, Dodds had modest success until 1958–59, when he took 35 wickets at an average of 18.37, the third-highest tally of wickets in South Africa that season.[2] In a friendly match at the end of the season against a Border and Eastern Province Combined XI he took 6 for 37 and 7 for 51 to give Natal an innings victory.[3]
He played irregularly over the next three seasons, but played throughout 1962–63, taking 36 wickets at 21.72.[4] In Natal's ten-wicket victory over Eastern Province he took 5 for 45 and 5 for 73.[5] Natal won the Currie Cup, with five victories in six matches. Dodds was widely considered unfortunate not to be selected for the 1963–64 tour of Australia and New Zealand.[6][7]
He played his last season of first-class cricket in 1963–64.
References
edit- ^ "D.H.S. cricket stats and records". Durban High School. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "First-class bowling in South Africa 1958–59". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Border and Eastern Province Combined XI v Natal 1958–59". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "First-class bowling in each season by Peter Dodds". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Natal v Eastern Province 1962–63". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ Wisden 1964, p. 858.
- ^ R. S. Whitington, Bradman, Benaud and Goddard's Cinderellas, Rigby, Adelaide, 1964, pp. 105-7.
External links
edit- Peter Dodds at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Peter Dodds at ESPNcricinfo