Peter Topley Explained

Peter Aland Topley (born 29 August 1950) is a former English cricketer. Topley was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Canterbury, Kent.

Topley made his first-class debut for Kent against Warwickshire at Hesketh Park, Dartford, in the 1972 County Championship. He made seventeen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1975 County Championship.^[1] In his eighteen first-class appearances for Kent, he scored a total of 150 runs at an average of 10.71, with a high score of 38 not out.^[2] With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 47.78, with best figures of 2/28.^[3] Topley also made a single first-class appearance in 1973 for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent,^[1] scoring 34 runs and taking a single wicket.^[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Topley also made three List A appearances for Kent, against Glamorgan in 1972, Derbyshire in 1973, and Worcestershire in 1975.^[5]

His brother, Don, and nephew, Reece Topley, have both played first-class cricket.

Since retiring from cricket Topley has worked as a driving instructor in Canterbury.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Peter Topley. CricketArchive. 21 April 2012.
2. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Topley. CricketArchive. 21 April 2012.
3. Web site: First-class Bowling For Each Team by Peter Topley. CricketArchive. 21 April 2012.
4. Web site: Kent v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1973. CricketArchive. 21 April 2012.
5. Web site: List A Matches played by Peter Topley. CricketArchive. 21 April 2012.
6. Fissler N (2015) Where are they now? Kent – B&H winners and Sunday League champions 1973, The CricketPaper, 21 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2022.