Peter Bennetts Truscott (born 14 August 1941) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played one Test against Pakistan in 1965.[1]
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| Full name | Peter Bennetts Truscott | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1941-08-14) 14 August 1941 (age 81) Pahiatua, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 105) | 12 February 1965 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1961–62 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–65 to 1965–66 | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Truscott was a right-handed batsman who had a brief first-class career, lasting just five years. He played three matches for Canterbury without great success in 1961–62, and in the next two seasons played only for the New Zealand Under-23 side in one match each season. In 1963–64, he scored 165 when opening the batting for the Under-23s against Auckland,[2] and this remained his only first-class century.
Described during his career as "one of the most elegant and forceful stroke-makers in New Zealand cricket", Truscott played regularly in 1964–65 and 1965–66 for Wellington.[3] In February 1965 he scored 45 and 50 at number three against Otago, taking part in second-wicket partnerships of 84 and 98 with Bruce Murray,[4] and he was selected for the Third Test against Pakistan at Christchurch that followed a few days later. Opening the batting, he scored 3 and 26,[5][6] but was not picked for the New Zealand team to tour India, Pakistan and England in 1965.[7] He played for a New Zealand Cricket Council President's XI against the touring MCC in 1965–66,[8] but played no more first-class cricket after the end of the season.
In October 1966, Truscott and his family moved to Perth, Western Australia, where he had been transferred in his work as a bank accountant.[3] Later he returned to New Zealand and ran a hotel in Nelson, then a motel in Whangārei, and also worked in the real estate business. He is retired and lives with his wife Sue in Orewa, a suburb of Auckland.[7]