Peter Fulton

Anybody would confuse this mini giant to be a fast bowler but instead what you see is an opening batsman walking out. Fulton burst onto the scene after scoring a triple hundred (301 not out) against Auckland in a first class game and in process becoming the first New Zealander to do so. He was called up to the one-day squad after scoring consistently in Domestic cricket and on the tour to South Africa with the New Zealand A squad.

He had to wait for a year after playing his first ODI match to get his second opportunity. The series against Sri Lanka in December 2005 was a turning point in his career. Out of the 4 matches he scored 1 hundred and 2 fifties to establish himself. Such performances gained him his first Test cap against West Indies in March 2006. However, he had a mediocre start to his Test career, scoring only 314 runs in 10 matches at an average of 20. During this period he did well in the ODIs but not on a consistent basis. This resulted in him being left out of the squad.

Fulton's second coming has been one of the pleasant sights for New Zealand. Making a comeback after four years he scored a fifty in the first Test against England in March 2013 and followed that with two hundreds in back to back innings in the third Test. In his return Fulton has scored 529 in 7 matches at an average of 44. However, in the home series against West Indies and India, Fulton just scored one fifty in 9 innings which could lead him to losing his place when the Kiwis travel to the Caribbean in July.

Interesting Fact: Due to his height he has been nicknamed "Two-Metre Peter".

Stat: After scoring two hundreds in the same Test against England at Auckland in March 2013, Fulton became the fourth New Zealand batsmen to achieve this feat and 60th player overall.





by Akshay MaanayAs of April of 2014