Peter Handscomb – Profile, Stats & Recent Form

Personal details

Full namePeter Stephen Patrick Handscomb

Born26 Apr 1991

Age35 Years

NationalityAustralia

RoleBatsman / Wicket-keeper, Right-handed Batsman, Right-arm fast-medium Bowler

BattingRight Hand Bat

Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Career at a glance

Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	Econ
Test	20	1079	37.2	48.29	0
ODI	22	632	33.26	97.38	0
T20I	2	33	33	100	0
T20	135	2120	22.55	117.12	0
List A	177	5813	40.08	91.15	0
First-class	215	13458	39.93	52.74	7.18

Debuts

TestAustralia vs South Africa, Adelaide24 Nov 2016

ODIAustralia vs Pakistan, Perth19 Jan 2017

T20IAustralia vs Pakistan, Perth24 Feb 2019

First ClassQueensland vs Victoria, Brisbane11 Oct 2011

List A Queensland vs Victoria, Brisbane9 Oct 2011

T20Scorchers vs Stars, Perth12 Dec 2012

Family

RelationsJohn Handscomb (Father), Pat Murphy (Mother), James McLaren Handscomb (Brother)

Batting

Format	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Test	20	35	6	1079	110	37.2	2234	48.29	2	5	123	1	30
ODI	22	20	1	632	117	33.26	649	97.38	1	4	46	6	14
T20I	2	2	1	33	20	33	33	100	0	0	1	0	0
T20	135	120	26	2120	103	22.55	1810	117.12	1	7	161	43	65
List A	177	166	21	5813	140	40.08	6377	91.15	9	36	520	78	162
First-class	215	365	28	13458	281	39.93	25517	52.74	30	75	1545	39	387

Bowling

Format	M	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	5W	10W
First-class	215	2	11	79	0	–	0	7.18	0	0

By tournament

Tournament	M	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	Econ
Indian Premier League	2	6	6	6.00	50.00	–
Big Bash League	84	1262	103	20.03	119.73	–
The Marsh Cup	35	1293	131	41.71	93.56	–
Sheffield Shield	78	5474	281	42.11	52.32	6.44
Vitality Blast	26	563	75	26.81	117.29	–
County Championship	54	3150	142	38.89	55.26	–
English One Day Cup	27	1233	119	56.05	95.73	–
ICC Cricket World Cup	1	4	4	4.00	33.33	–

Against teams

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50	100
India	2	33	20	33.00	100.00	0	0

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50	100
India	11	446	117	40.55	97.81	3	1
Pakistan	6	175	82	35.00	101.74	1	0
New Zealand	2	7	7	3.50	77.78	0	0
England	1	4	4	4.00	33.33	0	0

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50	100
India	19	448	72	26.35	39.79	2	0
Pakistan	5	344	110	114.67	58.70	1	2
Bangladesh	4	146	82	48.67	58.40	1	0
South Africa	4	79	54	26.33	62.20	1	0
England	3	62	36	20.67	42.76	0	0

Last 10 innings · batting

169*vs WA

4 & 11vs QB

47vs TT

12 & 39vs TT

7vs SA

24 & 0vs SA

0 & 0vs IND-A

8 & 16vs IND-A

8 & 28vs SA

48vs SA

First Class vs WA10 Nov 2026 · Not out 169*(323) First Class vs QB31 Oct 2026 · c JJ Peirson b J Ryan & c HD Weibgen b J Ryan 4 & 11(5 & 50) List A vs TT23 Oct 2026 · c TH David b R MacMilllan 47(41) First Class vs TT18 Oct 2026 · c G Bell b MJ Owen & c N Chaudhary b RP Meredith 12 & 39(46 & 59) List A vs SA12 Oct 2026 · c J Fraser-McGurk b WA Agar 7(14) First Class vs SA6 Oct 2026 · lbw b N McFadyen & c JS Lehmann b NJ McAndrew 24 & 0(29 & 9) First Class vs IND-A29 Sep 2026 · c K Kushagra b N Bhute & b TK Kotian 0 & 0(15 & 6) First Class vs IND-A22 Sep 2026 · b SZ Mulani & b A Kamboj 8 & 16(18 & 44) First Class vs SA25 Mar 2026 · c BAD Manenti b NJ McAndrew & c A Carey b HTRJY Thornton 8 & 28(17 & 60) First Class vs SA13 Mar 2026 · c A Carey b JS Buckingham 48(78)

Last 1 innings · bowling

0/58vs SOA

First Class vs SOA9 Oct 2019 0/58

About Peter Handscomb

Peter Handscomb Biography

Born to British parents on 26th April 1991, Peter Handscomb is an Australian cricket player. The right-handed batsman is also a part time wicketkeeper, and comes in handy when regular keeper Matthew Wade is out of the side.

Early Days

Handscomb started playing cricket at a young age for St. Kilda Cricket Club in the Victorian Premier League. Brilliant performances led his selection to his home side, Victoria, in domestic cricket in the 2011-2012 season.

Handscomb represented Victoria in both Under-17 and Under-19 categories and went on to represent Australia Under-19 side during the team’s tour to Sri Lanka.

Batting exceptionally for Victoria, he was selected by Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash league for the 2012-2013 season.

He shot into prominence in the 2013-2014 season of first class cricket, scoring three centuries and averaging above 50. He then went on to play for Gloucestershire in county cricket during 2015.

Debut

Displaying sound technique and a confident demeanor in first class cricket, Handscomb was selected for Australia A in 2015 and was even handed the onus of captaincy in 2016. Australia’s dismal performance in home series against South Africa in 2016 coincided with Handscomb’s first domestic double century.

This resulted in his Test debut against South Africa in the third test in 2016 at the age of 25. He made a remarkable start to his career, scoring 399 runs in 4 matches, averaging a whopping 99.75.

In his debut in ODIs, Handscomb scored an impressive 82 in a successful chase against Pakistan in 2017.

Rise to Glory

He was selected for Australia’s tour of India in 2017. Although his stats were not that impressive, but he proved that he wasn’t just a backyard player and could adapt to new conditions.

He played a match-saving knock in the third test, scoring 72 not out. Handscomb bettered his overseas record with a resolute 82 in a test against Bangladesh.

Having proved his versatility and confidence abroad, Handscomb cemented his spot in the Australian side and was in the squad for the 2017-2018 Ashes series.

Records

Peter Handscomb holds the record for being the only player to have scored more than fifty runs in each of their first seven test matches. He also holds the record of being the only player to score his maiden test century in a Day/Night test match.

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