Nicky Peng
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Nicky Peng (born Nicky Peng Gillender on September 18, 1982) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler.
Born in Northumberland and educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle[1][2], Peng is a graduate of the Durham Cricket Academy[3], who was given his chance at cricket after impressing at Chelmsford. In 2000, he became the youngest Durham player to participate in the County Championship, and on his debut in the same year he made 98 runs, since bested by an innings of 139 against Sunderland.
He represented England Under-19s in the 1999 European championship[2], and against Sri Lanka in 2000, and the next year was voted Durham's Young Player of the Year. However, having lost his first-team place in 2005 he accepted a contract to join Glamorgan.
[edit] References
- ^ Hignell, Andrew (August 2006). Nicky Peng - a brief profile. CricketArchive. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
- ^ a b European Cricket Council (1999). 1st European Under 19 Cricket Championship, England Squad. The Official Website for European Cricket. Retrieved on August 8, 2006. Includes biographies of all the England squad's players.
- ^ Nicky Peng. Cricinfo. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Nicky Peng at Cricket Archive
