Peter Sleep
On scorecards: PR Sleep
In-game rating: 71/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Peter Sleep played 14 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1979 to 1990. The first came against Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground, with scores of 10 and 0, and 2 wickets, and the last against Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1990.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 365 runs at 30.4 in 10 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 90 from 256 balls against New Zealand at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1987. The best bowling is 5 for 72 against England at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1987.
In all: 3 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 27.5 across 10 Tests; away it was 18.0 across 4 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against New Zealand: 211 runs at 52.8 in 3 Tests. Melbourne Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 149 runs at 18.6. Australia won 4 of the Tests Peter Sleep played and lost 4, with 6 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 14 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 256 | New Zealand | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1987 | Drawn |
| 64 | 195 | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1979 | Drawn |
| 62 | 165 | New Zealand | Adelaide Oval | 1987 | Drawn |
| 47* | 125 | Sri Lanka | Bellerive Oval | 1989 | Won |
| 41 | 114 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1988 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/72 | 35 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1987 | Won |
| 4/132 | 47 | England | Adelaide Oval | 1986 | Drawn |
| 3/26 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Bellerive Oval | 1989 | Won |
| 3/61 | 32 | New Zealand | Adelaide Oval | 1987 | Drawn |
| 3/107 | 26 | New Zealand | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1987 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 5/99 against Sri Lanka (1989).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 66 | 13.20 | 0/0 | 12 | 35.83 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 74 | 10.57 | 0/0 | 7 | 54.43 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 211 | 52.75 | 0/2 | 7 | 48.86 |
| India | 2 | 85 | 21.25 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 47 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 19.80 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 357 | 27.46 | 0/2 | 28 | 36.39 |
| Away | 4 | 126 | 18.00 | 0/1 | 3 | 126.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 95 | 15.83 | 0/1 | 2 | 111.50 |
| 1980s | 10 | 365 | 30.42 | 0/2 | 27 | 40.89 |
| 1990s | 1 | 23 | 11.50 | 0/0 | 2 | 35.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 149 | 18.63 | 0/1 | 8 | 43.88 |
| Adelaide Oval | 2 | 62 | 62.00 | 0/1 | 8 | 37.75 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 60 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 33.29 |
| Iqbal Stadium | 2 | 41 | 13.67 | 0/0 | 3 | 77.67 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1 | 81 | 40.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Bellerive Oval | 1 | 47 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 19.80 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1979 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 1990 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
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