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Peter Fulton

Full name: Peter Gordon Fulton

Born: 1st February 1979, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm medium pace

Relations: Uncle: RW Fulton

Teams: New Zealand (Test: 2005/06-2007/08); New Zealand (ODI: 2004/05-2008); New Zealand (Int Twenty20: 2005/06-2008); Canterbury (Main FC: 2000/01-2007/08); Canterbury (Main ListA: 2001/02-2007/08); Canterbury (Main Twenty20: 2005/06-2007/08); All teams

Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles: Fulton, Vettori star in big Kiwi victory

Peter Fulton Profile

Early exit for Fulton

List of all articles

Pictures: Peter Fulton

Peter Fulton hits a boundary

Fulton is clean bowled

Audio-Video: Fulton after the warm-up match against West Indies

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Peter Fulton hails from Christchurch and has a very funny nickname, “Two-Meter Peter”, which is because of his tall height and sturdy built. He scored a best score of 301 not out when he made his First Class debut and since then he hasn’t looked back. He has played 64 First Class games scoring more than 4000 runs at an average of 45.12. He has gained a lot of experience by playing for Canterbury County and is one of the few Kiwi players who actually have county cricket experience. On the back of some high scoring performances there, he was first inducted into the New Zealand A team’s tour to South Africa, and a further good performance earned him a call-up to the national side. Fulton made his ODI debut against Bangladesh but that stint didn’t last long. But after only a year, he made his comeback as he played against Sri Lanka and scored heavily, notching up two half centuries & one century in that series. Soon he made his test debut against West Indies in 2006 and hasn’t looked back ever since. However, he hasn’t been able to perform upto his potential on the international stage. This is also to do with the fact that he has been asked to open the innings on several occasions, while he likes to come down the order at either number 3 or 4. But ever since Lou Vincent bid adieu to international cricket, he has been opening the innings for the team, especially in the 2007 World Cup as he ended up as the third highest run-scorer in the tournament.
Profile DateLine: 3rd June 2008

Test Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
New Zealand	7	10	1	236	75	26.22	0	1	51.86	6

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2000/01-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	65	106	11	4275	301*	45.00	7	23	51.04	47

First-Class Career Bowling (2000/01-2004/05)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	673	26	399	11	4-49	36.27	0	0	61.18	3.55

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
New Zealand	44	41	5	1239	112	34.41	1	8	73.83	15

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2001/02-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	97	90	11	2696	115*	34.12	2	19	74.84	32

One-Day Career Bowling (2002/03)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	18	0	25	0	0-25					8.33

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
New Zealand	10	10	1	117	25	13.00	0	0	98.31	3

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	18	18	2	258	39	16.12	0	0	105.73	5