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Peters prospers

Posted on 08/24/2006 in Northamptonshire

From the rubbish heap of Northamptonshire..s season .. losing their disciplinarian director of cricket Kepler Wessels as well as almost half their 10 Championship games by early August .. Stephen Peters has bloomed. During July two big hundreds in three innings recalled less careworn days, when he hit a century as a 17-year-old first-class debutant and a match-winning hundred in the final of the 1998 Under-19 World Cup. Six years on he averages 30, with a fitful career and three clubs behind him. The cockney tones are not quite so bright as they once were.

..It was just a couple of decent games really. It was nice to go on .. 140 and 180 rather than just 100. But I..m playing catch-up really because I had a poor start. Consistency has been a problem for a long time..

As regards Wessels .. who left ..by mutual consent. after rumours of a players.. vote of no confidence (presumably Wessels got at least one vote from his son Riki) .. Peters presents a straight bat. ..It was just a bit of a difficult time for the club in general, players and committee alike. We..re determined to put that part of the season behind us..

The Wisden Cricketer, Paul Coupar

 
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