Peter Such (ENG)
Born in Scotland but living in England from an early age, Peter Such had a first class career spanning over two decades, playing for Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and most notably Essex in that time and netting in excess of 1000 career wickets. Coming in off a much longer approach than most of his slow bowling contemporaries, he relied mostly on patience, accuracy and subtle variations in flight and pace rather than any "mystery" deliveries to snare his victims. It was his accuracy and natural economy, as well as his ability to bowl long spells and tie up an end (he once bowled 44 overs off the reel in a day in a county game) that elevated him to international level, making his debut during the 1993 Ashes series. He made an immediate impact, taking 6/67 on debut (his best international figures) and featured in all bar one of the tests that summer and going on to feature in all three tests against New Zealand the following year. However, he had to wait five years for his next chance at international level (against Australia at Adelaide 1998/99) and only had the opportunity to play a couple more tests following that, losing his place to the likes of Robert Croft and Ashley Giles, both of whom are also capable batsmen. It has to be said that wielding the willow isn't exactly Such's forte, although he does carry the dubious distinction of grinding out what is now the second-longest duck in Test history, clocking in at 72 minutes of stonewalling in what turned out to be his final test innings! He also somehow contrived to make a couple of fifties in county cricket, and is happy to divulge details to anyone who asks! Having been part of Lashings since 2006, where his scholarly demeanour and visual similarity to an off-duty vicar has earned him the nickname "the Reverend", he now heads up the Lashings World Class School of Excellence, co-ordinating coaching events at school, colleges and clubs all over the UK.
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