Peter Samuel Heine (28 June 1928 – 4 February 2005) was a South African
cricket
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er who played in fourteen
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between 1955 and 1962. On his Test debut, he took five wickets in the first innings against England at
Lord's
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in 1955.
Life and career
A fast bowler renowned for his consummate hostility, he formed a potent Test combination with
Neil Adcock
Neil Amwin Treharne Adcock (8 March 1931 – 6 January 2013) was a South African international cricketer who played in 26 Test matches. A tall aggressive fast bowler, he could lift the ball sharply off a length. He was the first South Afric ...
. Heine picked up 277 first-class wickets at an average of 21.38, including a haul of 8 for 92 for
Orange Free State
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against
Transvaal
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in
Welkom
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in 1954–55. He played for North-Eastern Transvaal in 1951–52 and 1952–53, Orange Free State in 1953–54 and 1954–55, and Transvaal from 1955–56 to 1964–65.
While batting in the match between Orange Free State and
Natal
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at the
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground in
Bloemfontein
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in January 1955, Heine straight-drove a ball from
Hugh Tayfield
Hugh Joseph Tayfield (30 January 1929 – 24 February 1994) was a South African international cricketer. He played 37 Test matches for South Africa between 1949 and 1960 and was one of the best off spinners the game has seen. He was the faste ...
out of the ground. It was estimated at the time to have travelled 180 yards before landing, but it was not measured.
[ Irving Rosenwater, "The Longest Hits on Record", '']The Cricketer
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'', Spring Annual 1959, pp. 72–74.
Heine died on 4 February 2005 due to cardiac arrest in a private hospital in Pretoria. He was the brother of tennis player
Bobbie Heine Miller
Bobbie Heine-Miller (born Esther Laurie Heine; 5 December 1909 – 31 July 2016) was a South African tennis player. She was born in Greytown in the Colony of Natal. As Bobbie Heine, she won the doubles title at the 1927 French Championships p ...
.
See also
*
List of South Africa cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut
References
Notes
* Subramanyam, P. "Peter Heine dead." ''
The Hindu
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'', 6 February 2005.
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1928 births
2005 deaths
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