Peter Grant Trethewey (born 12 May 1935) is a former Australian

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er. He played in 28 first-class matches for

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and

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between 1957 and 1963. He migrated to the United States, where he founded a hotel chain.

Life and career

Born in

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, Trethewey attended

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and trained as a mechanic. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Trethewey's best figures were 7 for 69 and 3 for 53 in South Australia's victory over

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in the 1957–58

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. He took 6 for 53 when South Australia dismissed the touring

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for 143 in November 1960. Trethewey was one of several Australian bowlers at the time whose actions were widely considered to be

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, although he was never

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ed for throwing. He tried to amend his action to make it more acceptable, but lost form as a consequence. After his cricket career, Trethewey pursued a successful business career in California. He founded the Greystone Hotel chain, which operates hotels in California and Oregon. He also owned a vineyard in Sonoma.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trethewey, Peter 1935 births Living people Australian cricketers South Australia cricketers Queensland cricketers Cricketers from Adelaide 20th-century Australian sportsmen Australian emigrants to the United States Hotel founders