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He was born at Canterbury, Kent.
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Peter Topley
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Topley was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox, and who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. Topley made his first-class debut for Kent against Warwickshire at Hesketh Park, Dartford, in the 1972 County Championship. He made seventeen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1975 County Championship.
In his eighteen first-class appearances for Kent, he scored a total of 150 runs at an average of 10.71, with a high score of 38 not out.
With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 47.78, with best figures of 2/28. Topley also made a single first-class appearance in 1973 for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent, scoring 34 runs and taking a single wicket.
In addition to playing first-class cricket, Topley also made three List A appearances for Kent, against Glamorgan in 1972, Derbyshire in 1973, and Worcestershire in 1975. He wasn"t required to bat or bowl in any of these matches.
He now runs a driving school in Canterbury, Kent.
