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Full name | Peter John Drinnen | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Bundaberg, Queensland |
5 October 1967 |||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1988–1990 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 20 May 2014 |
Peter John Drinnen (born 5 October 1967) is a former Australian cricketer who played at first-class level for Queensland. He later coached both Scotland and the Netherlands at international level. He is currently head coach of Brisbane's Valley District Cricket Club.
From Bundaberg, Queensland, Drinnen represented the state at under-19 level, and also played several matches for a Queensland Country side in the National Country Cricket Championships. A wicket-keeper, he debuted for Queensland during the 1988–89 season, playing two limited-overs matches in two days against the touring Pakistanis, both at Mackay's Ray Mitchell Oval. In the first-class Sheffield Shield, he played three matches in the middle of season, with Queensland's usual wicket-keeper, Ian Healy, having been called up to play for the national side. On debut against South Australia, he recorded what was to be his highest first-class score, scoring 74 runs and featuring in a 124-run partnership for the seventh wicket with captain Greg Ritchie. Competing with Peter Anderson for the keeper's spot in the absence of Healy, Drinnen played only two Shield matches the following season, with his last match for Queensland coming in March 1990, in the semi-final of the limited-overs FAI Cup.