New Zealand international Peter Fulton retires after lengthy career
Tuesday 4 April 2017 10:20, UK
Former New Zealand Test batsman Peter Fulton has announced his retirement after a 16-year first-class career.
The 6ft 5in 38-year-old, nicknamed 'Two-Metre Peter', made his first-class debut in the 2000-01 domestic season and has played 121 times for Canterbury, captaining them on 66 occasions.
He made his New Zealand debut in 2004 in a one-day international against Bangladesh and made his Test debut in 2006 as a middle-order batsman, but only made 10 appearances in nearly four years before dropping out of the picture.
However, he was recalled as an opener in 2013 and became just the fourth New Zealander to score a century in both innings of a Test when he scored 136 and 110 against England at Auckland.
He played 23 Tests in total between 2006 and 2014, scoring 967 runs at 25.44, and also played 49 one-day internationals from 2004-09 (making a ton against Sri Lanka in 2006), plus 12 Twenty20s.
"From making my debut, I never would have thought I would play this many times and achieve these records for Canterbury," said Fulton said.
"When I was growing up I had dreams of playing for Canterbury and New Zealand, but when I was younger I didn't think I was going to do it.
"I am very proud to have played that many games and experienced so much success with different Canterbury teams throughout my career."
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