Peter Siddle facts for kids
Siddle playing for Essex in 2019
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Peter Matthew Siddle
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| Born | 25 November 1984 Morwell, Victoria, Australia |
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| Nickname | Sidds, Sid Vicious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 403) | 17 October 2008 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 September 2019 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 172) | 13 February 2009 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 January 2019 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 35) | 15 February 2009 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 31 October 2010 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06–2019/20 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14–2014/15 | Melbourne Renegades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18–2022/23 | Adelaide Strikers (squad no. 64) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Essex (squad no. 64) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–2022/23 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Somerset (squad no. 64) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24–2024/25 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Melbourne Renegades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25 | Melbourne Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 April 2025
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Peter Matthew Siddle (born 25 November 1984) is a former Australian cricketer. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Peter played for Victoria and Tasmania in Australia. He also played for several teams in the Big Bash League, including the Melbourne Renegades and Adelaide Strikers.
Siddle played Test cricket for Australia from 2008 to 2019. During his career, Australia won the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. He was named the ICC Emerging Player of the Year in 2009.
In 2010, he made history by taking a hat-trick in an Ashes Test match. Peter retired from international cricket in December 2019. He then retired from all forms of cricket on 4 December 2024. Peter became a vegan in 2012.
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Peter Siddle's Early Life and Cricket Start
Peter Siddle was born in Traralgon, Victoria. He grew up in Morwell. Before cricket, he was a competitive woodchopper. He started playing cricket at age 14 for the Latrobe Cricket Club.
As a teenager, Peter showed great talent. He once took 11 wickets for 47 runs in a state match for under-17s. This broke a Victorian state record. In 2003, he joined the Australian Cricket Academy. He made his first-class debut for Victoria in 2005.
Peter faced some shoulder injuries early in his career. He had surgery in 2006 and again in 2008. Despite these injuries, he became a key bowler for Victoria. In one game, he took 6 wickets for 57 runs against South Australia. He took 33 wickets at an average of 15.75 in the 2007–08 season. This strong performance caught the eye of national selectors.
Peter Siddle's Test Cricket Career (2008–2019)
Becoming an Emerging Player (2008–2009)
After playing for Australia A, Peter Siddle joined Australia's national team. He was picked for a Test tour of India in 2008. He made his Test debut on 16 October 2008. His first Test wicket was the famous Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
Peter quickly became an important player for Australia. He took 4 wickets for 81 runs in a Boxing Day Test Match against South Africa. In the next match, he took 5 wickets for 59 runs. By the time of the 2009 Ashes series, he had taken 29 Test wickets.
In the 2009 Ashes series against England, Peter continued to perform well. He took 5 wickets for 21 runs in one match. This was his best bowling performance in an innings at that time. After this series, Peter Siddle was named the ICC Emerging Player of the Year for 2009. This award recognized him as one of the best young players in the world.
Hat-trick and Injury Challenges (2009–2013)
Peter Siddle had a quiet 2009–10 season. He then suffered a back injury in January 2010. He recovered in time for the 2010–11 Ashes series in Australia.
On his 26th birthday, 25 November 2010, Peter made history. He became the ninth Australian to take a Test hat-trick. A hat-trick means taking three wickets in three consecutive balls. He dismissed Alastair Cook, Matt Prior, and Stuart Broad. He finished that innings with 6 wickets for only 54 runs. This was his best-ever bowling performance in Test cricket.
Despite Australia losing the series to England, Peter had another great match. He took 6 wickets for 75 runs in the Boxing Day Test. The next summer, he performed very well against India. He took 23 wickets in the series. He reached 100 Test wickets on 3 January 2012. He was even named man of the match in one game, taking 5 wickets for 49 runs.
In 2012, Peter suffered another back injury while touring the West Indies. He had to go home early. When he returned to the Test team in late 2012, he faced a very heavy workload. In one match, he bowled 63.5 overs. This was the most by any Australian fast bowler in a single Test match in the 21st century. He took 4 wickets in that game, showing great effort.
Back-to-Back Ashes Series (2013–2014)
Peter Siddle was the only Australian bowler to play in all ten Tests of the 2013 and 2013–14 Ashes series against England. He bowled very consistently. In the first match of the 2013 series, he took 5 wickets for 50 runs. This showed how valuable he was to the team.
Peter was also a key part of Australia's bowling attack when they won the second series 5–0. He had particular success against English batsman Kevin Pietersen. Peter dismissed Pietersen 6 times in these two series. In total, he dismissed Pietersen 10 times in Test cricket. Pietersen said that Peter's consistent and "suffocating" bowling made it hard to score against him.
More Test Matches and Injuries (2014–2016)
After 2014, Peter Siddle was not always a regular in the Australian team. The selectors started looking for younger, faster bowlers. Peter had lost some weight, which made it harder for him to bowl as fast. He worked hard to regain his speed.
In 2015, Peter started to make a comeback to Test cricket. He played in the 2015 Ashes series. He became a regular bowler again because other players retired or got injured. He even got a new contract with Cricket Australia. However, in February 2016, he suffered more stress fractures in his back. This injury kept him out of cricket for most of 2016.
Despite his injury, Peter kept his contract with Cricket Australia for the 2016–17 season. He returned to play for Victoria in October. He was then selected for another Test match against South Africa. He took 3 wickets in that match. After this, the Australian selectors focused more on young, fast bowlers.
Return to Test Cricket (2016–2019)
Peter Siddle's injury kept him out of cricket for a year. When he returned for the 2017–18 season, he was still considered for Test cricket. This was because other bowlers were injured or needed rest. He played well for Victoria in one-day games. He also played in the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season. However, he was not chosen for the 2017–18 Ashes series. This was the first Ashes series he had missed since before his Test debut.
In July 2019, Peter was named in Australia's team for the 2019 Ashes series in England. He retired from international cricket on 29 December 2019.
Peter Siddle's Playing Style
Peter Siddle was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He also batted right-handed. He was known as a "workhorse" bowler. This means he could bowl for very long periods of time. His strong run-up and powerful delivery made the ball bounce a lot off the pitch.
Peter was especially good at Test cricket. He bowled with great accuracy and consistency. This made it difficult for aggressive batsmen, like Kevin Pietersen, to score runs against him. He would bowl in the same spot for a long time, making batsmen impatient.
While he played some limited overs games, he was more successful in Test cricket. His consistent bowling was sometimes easy for batsmen to predict in One Day Internationals. He did not have many different types of deliveries for Twenty20 games. Peter toured England for the Ashes series four times during his career.
Peter Siddle's Vegan Lifestyle
Peter Siddle became a vegan in 2012. His partner, Anna, who is an animal rights activist, helped him choose this lifestyle. He is well known for his diet. He has mentioned eating as many as 20 bananas a day!
After he became vegan, some people said his diet made him tired or bowl slower. However, Peter always said this was not true. He explained that his fatigue was from bowling many overs in tough matches. He said his fitness actually improved.
Peter is also an animal rights activist. He does charity work for groups like Animals Australia. This group campaigns against factory farming. He also supports Edgar's Mission, a sanctuary for farm animals. He helps the Penguin Foundation, which protects penguins on Phillip Island.
Personal Life
Peter Siddle was married to Anna Weatherlake. They got engaged in 2015. They were together for about four years before getting engaged. They separated in 2022.
