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Peta Verco

All-rounder · Australia Women

Team
Australia Women
Role
All-rounder
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm off break , Right-arm medium

Peta Verco is a cricketer who plays for Australia. She was born on 2 March 1956 in Moora, Western Australia. Peta plays as an all-rounder, bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off break , right-arm medium.

International career

  • Test: debut on 15 January 1977 against India (cap 87); most recent Test on 25 January 1985 against England.
  • ODI: debut on 1 January 1978 against New Zealand (cap 24); most recent ODI on 2 February 1985 against England.

Peta has played 2 international formats.

Career statistics

In 13 Tests Peta has scored 765 runs at an average of 40.26, with a highest score of 105. Her tally includes 1 hundred and 4 fifties. With the ball she has taken 21 wickets at 23.42, with best figures of 3/20. In the field: 12 catches.

In 20 ODIs Peta has scored 300 runs at an average of 20.00, with a highest score of 52. Her tally includes 2 fifties. With the ball she has taken 9 wickets at 36.55, with best figures of 3/9. In the field: 2 catches.

In 37 first-class matches Peta has scored 1,516 runs at an average of 38.87, with a highest score of 105. Her tally includes 2 hundreds and 7 fifties. With the ball she has taken 49 wickets at 24.32, with best figures of 3/11. In the field: 16 catches.

In 39 List A matches Peta has scored 828 runs at an average of 25.87, with a highest score of 74*. Her tally includes 5 fifties. With the ball she has taken 31 wickets at 24.06, with best figures of 4/20. In the field: 3 catches.

Career statistics (as of 10 November 2023)
Competition Test ODI first-class List A
Matches 13 20 37 39
Runs 765 300 1,516 828
Batting average 40.26 20.00 38.87 25.87
100s/50s 1/4 0/2 2/7 0/5
Top score 105 52 105 74*
Balls bowled 2,057 817 4,180 2,100
Wickets 21 9 49 31
Bowling average 23.42 36.55 24.32 24.06
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/20 3/9 3/11 4/20
Catches/stumpings 12/– 2/– 16/– 3/–

Domestic and franchise teams

  • Western Australia (1974/75–1984/85)

Questions and answers

When was Peta Verco born?

2 March 1956, in Moora, Western Australia.

What is Peta Verco’s playing style?

Right-handed batter; bowls right-arm off break , right-arm medium.

How many Test runs has Peta Verco scored?

765 runs in 13 matches (as of 10 November 2023).

How many ODI runs has Peta Verco scored?

300 runs in 20 matches (as of 10 November 2023).

When did Peta Verco make her Test debut?

15 January 1977 against India.

Sources: career details and statistics compiled from Peta Verco on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); statistics as of 10 November 2023. The statistics on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.