Peter O'Malley | |
Fullname: | Peter William O'Malley |
Birth Date: | 24 March 1927 |
Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox[1] |
Role: | Batsman |
Club1: | Canterbury |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 17 |
Runs1: | 945 |
Bat Avg1: | 32.58 |
100S/50S1: | 2/5 |
Top Score1: | 132 |
Deliveries1: | 108 |
Wickets1: | 1 |
Bowl Avg1: | 71.00 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 1/28 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/– |
Date: | 28 December 2023 |
Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38092.html Cricinfo |
Peter William O'Malley (24 March 1927 – 9 October 1997) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in 17 first-class matches for Canterbury from 1947 to 1955.[2] [3]
O'Malley had a successful first season in first-class cricket in 1947-48. In his first three innings, batting at number three, he scored 42, 91 and 67 for Canterbury in the Plunket Shield, on each occasion sharing a third-wicket century partnership with Brun Smith: 113, 129 and 159 respectively.[4] He was chosen to represent the South Island against the North Island later in the season and scored 132 not out.[5] The Cricket Almanack of New Zealand in 1948 described him as a "young batsman whose stroke execution is exceptionally good", and added that he was a brilliant fieldsman at cover point.[4]
O'Malley was less successful in the next two seasons and returned to Christchurch club cricket until 1953-54 when he again played Plunket Shield cricket, scoring 102 as an opener against Auckland and putting on an opening partnership of 157 with Gordon Leggat.[6]