24 Facts About Peter Toohey

Peter Toohey was born on 20 April 1954 and is a former Australian cricketer who played in 15 Test matches and five One Day Internationals between 1977 and 1979.

Peter Toohey retired from cricket and now works in the financial sector in Brisbane.

Peter Toohey was born in Blayney, New South Wales, and played cricket for St Stanislaus' College in Bathurst, New South Wales.

Peter Toohey toured New Zealand with Western Districts Colts and played for New South Wales Schoolboys.

Peter Toohey played two more first class games that summer making only 45 runs in all.

At the beginning of the summer, New South Wales captain Bob Simpson, who had come out of retirement to help establishment cricket, said ""I feel Peter Toohey is on the verge of Test selection.

Peter Toohey was selected for the first Test against India, one of six debutants.

Peter Toohey was expected to be 12th man but he made the final eleven while Kim Hughes, who had already played test cricket, was relegated to 12th man.

Australia won the game by 16 runs and Peter Toohey was awarded Man of the Match.

Peter Toohey failed in the third test, and made 4 and 85 in the fourth test.

Peter Toohey's fighting innings of 85, played with an injured ankle, inspired Simpson to call him "a great player".

Peter Toohey was selected on the 1978 tour of the West Indies.

Peter Toohey missed the second and third tests but was back for the fourth in which Toohey made 40 and 17.

Peter Toohey scored 566 first class runs on tour at 51.

Peter Toohey was approached to play for Queensland but elected to stay in New South Wales.

Peter Toohey was made 12th man for the 5th test, then scored 54 in an ODI which helped Australia win the game.

Peter Toohey followed this with a useful 16 in a low scoring ODI which Australia won.

Peter Toohey was recalled to the test side for the 6th test against England, and made 8 and 0.

Peter Toohey was dropped for the first test against Pakistan, and overlooked for the 1979 World Cup squad and team to tour India.

Peter Toohey made 633 first class runs that summer at 33.

Peter Toohey played two tests, making 19 and 3 against England and 10 and 7 against the West Indies, before being dropped again.

Peter Toohey was Man of the Match in a McDonald's Cup game, scoring 55.

Peter Toohey did score 82 in a McDonald's Cup game, earning Man of the Match.

Peter Toohey eventually retired from first class cricket in May 1984.