Peter Stephen Neutze (born 5 September 1963) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played 15 first-class cricket and six List A matches for Otago, Auckland, and Northern Districts between the 1984–85 and 1989–90 seasons.[1]

Peter Neutze
Personal information
Full name
Peter Stephen Neutze
Born (1963-09-05) 5 September 1963 (age 61)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm leg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984/85Otago
1987/88–1988/89Auckland
1989/90Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 15 6
Runs scored 107 11
Batting average 8.91 5.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 40 10
Balls bowled 2,775 72
Wickets 30 0
Bowling average 44.53
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/109
Catches/stumpings 5/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 February 2010

Neutze was born at Auckland in 1963.[2] He played as a right-arm leg-spin bowler. His best innings figures came in his debut match when he took 5 for 109 for Otago against Central Districts in January 1985.[3] His best match figures came four years later for Auckland, when he took seven wickets – 4 for 41 and 3 for 71 – against Central Districts in February 1989.[4] A tail-end batsman, in his last first-class match in February 1990 he scored 40 for Northern Districts, adding 85 for the ninth wicket in 53 minutes with Brendon Bracewell against Otago.[5]

Professionally Neutze worked as a lawyer until he was indefinitely suspended in 2006 after a series of complaints made against him.[2][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Peter Neutze". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 98. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. ^ "Otago v Central Districts 1984-85". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Auckland v Central Districts 1988-89". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Northern Districts v Otago 1989-90". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. ^ Lawyer ruled out of court, New Zealand Herald, 6 March 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  7. ^ Stickley T (2005) Lawyer's bungling wrecks drug trial, New Zealand Herald, 26 August 2005. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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