Peter Plummer

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Peter John Plummer (born 28 January 1947) is a former English cricketer. Plummer was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Plummer made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Warwickshire. He made 32 further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1969 County Championship. In his 33 first-class matches, he scored 386 runs at an average of 12.68, with a high score of 46. With the ball, he took 63 wickets at a bowling average of 32.00, with best figures of 7/71. These figures, one of two five wicket hauls he took, came against Oxford University. He also made his List A debut in 1969 against Yorkshire. He played less frequently in List A cricket for the county, making a further 11 List A matches, the last of which came in the 1972 John Player League against Somerset. In his 12 List A matches, he scored 29 runs at an average of 9.66, with a high score of 11 not out. With the ball, he took 13 wickets at an average of 25.46, with best figures of 5/44. These figures, which was his only five wicket haul in List A cricket, came against Yorkshire in his debut List A match. He later joined Buckinghamshire, making his debut for the county against Oxfordshire in the 1973 Minor Counties Championship.…

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