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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Peter Handscomb<br />
| image = Peter Handscomb 20251017.jpg<br />
| caption = Handscomb playing First Class cricket with Victoria in October 2025<br />
| full_name = Peter Stephen Patrick Handscomb<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|04|26|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Box Hill, Victoria|Box Hill]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia<br />
| nickname = Hank<br />
| heightm = 1.83<br />
| batting = Right-handed<br />
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]<br />
| role = [[Batting (cricket)|Batter]]<br />
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| international = true<br />
| internationalspan = 2016–2023<br />
| country = Australia<br />
| testdebutdate = 24 November<br />
| testdebutyear = 2016<br />
| testdebutagainst = South Africa<br />
| testcap = 447<br />
| lasttestdate = 9 March<br />
| lasttestyear = 2023<br />
| lasttestagainst = India<br />
| odidebutdate = 19 January<br />
| odidebutyear = 2017<br />
| odidebutagainst = Pakistan<br />
| odicap = 219<br />
| lastodidate = 11 July<br />
| lastodiyear = 2019<br />
| lastodiagainst = England<br />
| odishirt = 54 (formerly 29)<br />
| T20Idebutdate = 24 February<br />
| T20Idebutyear = 2019<br />
| T20Idebutagainst = India<br />
| T20Icap = 94<br />
| lastT20Idate = 27 February<br />
| lastT20Iyear = 2019<br />
| lastT20Iagainst = India<br />
| T20Ishirt= 54 (formerly 29)<br />
| club1 = [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]]<br />
| year1 = {{nowrap|2011/12–present}}<br />
| club2 = [[Melbourne Stars]]<br />
| year2 = {{nowrap|2012/13–2019/20}}<br />
| club3 = [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]]<br />
| year3 = 2015<br />
| club4 = [[Rising Pune Supergiants]]<br />
| year4 = 2016<br />
| clubnumber4 = 54<br />
| club5 = [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]<br />
| year5 = 2017<br />
| clubnumber5 = 54<br />
| club6 = [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]]<br />
| year6 = 2019<br />
| clubnumber6 = 54<br />
| club7 = [[Hobart Hurricanes]]<br />
| year7 = {{nowrap|2020/21–2021/22}}<br />
| clubnumber7 = 54<br />
| club8 = [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] <br />
| year8 = 2021–2022 <br />
| clubnumber8 = 29<br />
| club9 = [[Melbourne Renegades]]<br />
| year9 = 2022/23<br />
| club10 = [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] <br />
| year10 = {{nowrap|2023–2025}}<br />
| clubnumber10 = 54<br />
| club11 = Melbourne Stars<br />
| year11 = 2023/24–2024/25<br />
| columns = 4<br />
| hidedeliveries= true<br />
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]<br />
| matches1 = 20<br />
| runs1= 1,079<br />
| bat avg1= 37.20<br />
| 100s/50s1= 2/5<br />
| top score1= 110<br />
| deliveries1 = 0<br />
| wickets1 = 0<br />
| bowl avg1 = 0<br />
| fivefor1 = 0<br />
| tenfor1 = 0<br />
| best bowling1 = 0<br />
| catches/stumpings1= 30/0<br />
| column2 = [[One Day Internationals|ODI]]<br />
| matches2 = 22<br />
| runs2= 632<br />
| bat avg2= 33.26<br />
| 100s/50s2= 1/4<br />
| top score2= 117<br />
| deliveries2 = 0<br />
| wickets2 = 0<br />
| bowl avg2 = 0<br />
| fivefor2 = 0<br />
| tenfor2 = 0<br />
| best bowling2 = 0<br />
| catches/stumpings2= 14/0<br />
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]<br />
| matches3 = 212<br />
| runs3= 13,250<br />
| bat avg3= 39.78<br />
| 100s/50s3= 30/75<br />
| top score3= 281*<br />
| deliveries3 = 66<br />
| wickets3 = 0<br />
| bowl avg3 = 0<br />
| fivefor3 = 0<br />
| tenfor3 = 0<br />
| best bowling3 = 0<br />
| catches/stumpings3= 384/11<br />
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]<br />
| matches4 = 177<br />
| runs4= 5,813<br />
| bat avg4= 40.08<br />
| 100s/50s4= 9/36<br />
| top score4= 140<br />
| deliveries4 = 0<br />
| wickets4 = 0<br />
| bowl avg4 = 0<br />
| fivefor4 = 0<br />
| tenfor4 = 0<br />
| best bowling4 = 0<br />
| catches/stumpings4= 162/7<br />
| date = 26 July 2026<br />
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/peter-handscomb-334337 ESPNcricinfo<br />
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'''Peter Stephen Patrick Handscomb''' (born 26 April 1991) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the [[Victoria cricket team]].<br />
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He plays as a middle-order batsman and occasional [[wicketkeeper]]. Handscomb has played for [[Australian national cricket team|Australia]] in [[Test cricket|Test matches]], [[One Day International]]s and [[Twenty20 International]]s and plays in the Australian [[Big Bash League]] for [[Melbourne Stars]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Handscomb was a talented junior [[tennis]] player, but eventually chose to pursue cricket.<ref name="batlong">[[Coverdale, Brydon]] (2011). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/537822.html Young gun Handscomb looks to bat long] – ESPNcricinfo. Published 25 October 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref> He played for Victoria at both under-17 and under-19 level,<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/255/255738/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous Matches played by Peter Handscomb (31)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref> and went on to play for the [[Australia Under-19 cricket team|Australian under-19 cricket team]] during the [[Sri Lanka Under-19 cricket team|Sri Lankan under-19 team]]'s tour of Australia in October 2009.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/255/255738/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html Under-19 ODI Matches played by Peter Handscomb (4)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref><br />
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==Domestic career==<br />
[[File:Peter Handscomb 2023 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Handscomb keeping wicket for [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] in 2023]]<br />
Having spent the [[2011 English cricket season|2011 season]] playing English club cricket for Tring Park, as well as several matches for [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club]] in the [[Second XI Championship]],<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/255/255738/Second_Eleven_Championship_Matches.html Second Eleven Championship Matches played by Peter Handscomb (2)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref><br />
Handscomb debuted for Victoria during the 2011–12 Australian season, playing as a top-order batsman. He scored 42 and 71 runs, respectively, in his first [[List A cricket|List A]] and [[first-class cricket]] innings, both in matches against [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] at [[the Gabba]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/348/348933.html Queensland v Victoria], Ryobi One-Day Cup 2011/12 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/348/348821.html Queensland v Victoria], Sheffield Shield 2011/12 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref> Handscomb's first [[century (cricket)|century]] in [[Sheffield Shield]] matches came against [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] in February 2012, an innings of 113 runs at the [[Adelaide Oval]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/551847.html Handscomb, Quiney give Victoria good start] – ESPNcricinfo. Published 2 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref> Towards the end of the season, he was also used as Victoria's [[wicket-keeper]], with both [[Matthew Wade]] and [[Ryan Carters]] unavailable. Handscomb was awarded [[Cricket Victoria]] contracts for both Victoria and the [[Melbourne Stars]] for the 2012–13 season.<ref name="Peter Handscomb player profile">[http://www.bushrangers.com.au/team/peter-handscomb Peter Handscomb player profile] – Victorian Bushrangers. Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref> In [[Victorian Premier Cricket]], he plays for the [[St Kilda Cricket Club]], and led the club's [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]]s during the 2011–12 season.<ref>[http://premier.cricketvictoria.com.au/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=31141;group_name= Saints in 2012–13] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055323/http://premier.cricketvictoria.com.au/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=31141;group_name= |date=4 March 2016 }} – Victorian Premier Cricket. Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref> Handscomb also holds [[British citizenship]], with both of his parents English immigrants to Australia.<ref name="batlong"/><br />
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Handscomb's break-through first class season occurred for Victoria in 2014–15, when he scored three centuries and averaged 53.91. He also made his mark in the [[Big Bash League]] playing for Melbourne Stars, scoring an unbeaten century against the [[Perth Scorchers]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/bbl-peter-handscomb-century-drives-stars-to-win-over-scorchers-20150122-12vdav.html|title=BBL: Peter Handscomb century drives Stars to win over Scorchers|last=Hogan|first=Jesse|date=2015-01-22|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-01-08}}</ref> His century was the first time he had passed a score of 25 in the BBL, and he was the only batsman to pass 20 in his team's three-wicket win. He played county cricket for [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] during 2015, and began touring with [[Australia A cricket team|Australia A]], becoming captain of the team in early 2016.<ref name="fccareer" /> In August 2019, Handscomb replaced [[Cameron Bancroft]], who had been called up to the Australian squad, in the [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] squad in [[2019 Vitality Blast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/peter-handscomb-durham-cameron-bancroft-marcus-north-the-ashes/article28737927.ece |title=Durham brings in Peter Handscomb to replace Bancroft |work=SportStar |date=28 July 2019 |access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref><br />
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He captained [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] during the 2021 and 2022 seasons.<br />
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In the [[2025-26 Sheffield Shield season]], Handscomb lead the competition in runs scored with 724 across 11 matches and 21 innings, including 2 centuries.<ref>{{cite web|title=2025-26 Sheffield Shield Batting Records|url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/sheffield-shield-2025-26-17419|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]]}}</ref><br />
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==International career==<br />
[[File:Peter Handscomb past Amla.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Amla, De Kock and Handscomb|Handscomb on Test debut at the [[Adelaide Oval]] against South Africa in 2016]]<br />
In November 2016, immediately after Handscomb's maiden first-class double century against [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]]<ref name="fccareer">{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/peter-handscomb-215-test-call-up-baggy-green-victoria-sheffield-shield-australia/2016-11-18|title=Handscomb in prime position for Test debut|date=18 November 2016|publisher=Cricket Australia|access-date=18 January 2017}}</ref> and amidst the backdrop of Australia's disastrous home series loss [[South African cricket team in Australia in 2016–17|against South Africa]] and the retirement of chairman of selectors [[Rod Marsh]],<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-16/rod-marsh-resigns-as-chairman-of-selectors/8031170 | title=Australian cricket's chairman of selectors Rod Marsh resigns | access-date = 20 November 2016}}</ref> Handscomb was one of several players brought into Australia's Test team ahead of the dead rubber third Test against South Africa.<ref name="changes">{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2016-17/content/story/1067365.html |title=Renshaw, Maddinson, Handscomb to make Test debuts |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 November 2016}}</ref> He made his Test debut on 24 November 2016,<ref name="Test">{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1000855.html |title=South Africa tour of Australia, 3rd Test: Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, Nov 24–28, 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> and was presented his [[baggy green]] cap by [[Chris Rogers (cricketer)|Chris Rogers]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Handscomb: Baggy green debut was special|url=https://www.sen.com.au/news/2016/12/02/handscomb-baggy-green-debut-was-special/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=www.sen.com.au|language=en}}</ref><br />
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Batting at number five, Handscomb made an impressive start to his Test career, scoring 399 runs at an average of 99.75 across the remaining four home Tests of the summer: one against South Africa and three against [[Pakistan cricket team in Australia in 2016-17|Pakistan]]. He scored his maiden Test hundred (105) in the first Test against Pakistan at the [[The Gabba|Gabba]], in a 172-run partnership with skipper [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-pakistan-2016-17/content/story/1072790.html |title=Australia's quicks blow Pakistan away |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-pakistan-2016-17/content/story/1072909.html |title=A tale of two rookies |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref> and followed it with 110 in the third Test at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]]. Handscomb became the first batsman in history to score his maiden Test century in a Day/Night Test match. With half-centuries in the other two matches, Handscomb became the second Australian Test cricketer to score a half century in each of his first four Tests,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/peter-handscomb-equals-96yearold-australian-record-with-fourth-straight-halfcentury-since-test-debut/news-story/dfa4b8dd7cf90170c19bb2a741449182|title=Peter Handscomb equals 96-year-old Australian record with fourth half-century since Test debut|date=4 January 2017|access-date=18 January 2017|work=Fox Sports}}</ref> and was not dismissed for less than fifty in any innings.<br />
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Handscomb was dropped from the Australian team during the 2017-18 Ashes series in Australia.<ref name="CI">[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/peter-handscomb-334337 Peter Handscomb], [[ESPNcricinfo]]</ref> He was recalled when three batmen were suspended due to the [[2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal]], and played four more tests in 2018 and 2019 before being dropped again.<ref name="CI" /><br />
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Handscomb made his [[One Day Internationals]] (ODI) debut in [[WACA Ground|Perth]] on 19 January 2017 [[Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2016–17|against Pakistan]],<ref name="ODI">{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1000891.html |title=Pakistan tour of Australia, 3rd ODI: Australia v Pakistan at Perth, Jan 19, 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=19 January 2017}}</ref> and was presented his ODI cap by [[Adam Gilchrist]].<ref>[https://www.twitter.com/CricketAus/status/821907512911806465 ''@phandscomb54 receives Australian ODI cap No.219 from the great @gilly381'']</ref> In his debut innings, Handscomb was caught behind for 0, but it was shown that the bowler, [[Junaid Khan (cricketer)|Junaid Khan]] had bowled a [[no-ball]]. He went on to score 82 in Australia's successful chase of 264 against Pakistan, the third highest debut score by an Australian in an ODI. On 30 January 2017, Handscomb deputised for Matthew Wade as wicket-keeper [[Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2016–17|against New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-new-zealand-2016-17/content/story/1080105.html |title=Sore Wade uncertain for Napier ODI |access-date=30 January 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><br />
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In April 2018, Handscomb was awarded a national contract by [[Cricket Australia]] for the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1142958.html |title=Carey, Richardson gain contracts as Australia look towards World Cup |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/cricket-australia-contract-list-centrally-salary-upgrade-men-2018-19-tim-paine-marsh-starc-cummins/2018-04-11 |title=Five new faces on CA contract list |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref> In February 2019, he was named in Australia's [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) squad for their series [[Australian cricket team in India in 2018–19|against India]].<ref name="AusSquad">{{cite web |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-odi-t20-squad-tour-of-india-marsh-short-lyon-stoinis-starc/2019-02-07 |title=Australia name squad for India tour |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref> He made his T20I debut for Australia against [[India national cricket team|India]] on 24 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1168247.html |title=1st T20I (N), Australia tour of India at Visakhapatnam, Feb 24 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref><br />
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In March 2019, Handscomb scored his first century in an ODI, with 117 against [[India national cricket team|India]] at [[Mohali]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsnation.in/sports-news/cricket-news/peter-handscomb-maiden-century-usman-khawaja-91-192-run-stand-india-vs-australia-4th-odi-in-mohali-article-216582.html |title=Peter Handscomb maiden century keeps Australia in hunt against India in Mohali |work=News Nation |access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref><br />
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In July 2019, Handscomb was added to [[2019 Cricket World Cup squads#Australia|Australia's squad]] for the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]]. He replaced [[Shaun Marsh]], who was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a fractured forearm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27120920/peter-handscomb-replaces-injured-shaun-marsh-australia-world-cup-squad |title=Peter Handscomb replaces injured Shaun Marsh in Australia's World Cup squad |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 July 2019}}</ref><br />
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In February 2023, he was selected for the Australian Test team for the first time in four years, playing all four Tests of the [[Australian cricket team in India in 2022–23|Australian tour of India]].<br />
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== Playing style ==<br />
As a batsman, Handscomb plays very deep in his crease, close to the stumps. While the intention of this technique is to get more time to react to the ball, it makes him vulnerable against pace bowlers with sideways movements (inswingers and off cutters from right-hand bowlers). This issue is further exacerbated by his tendency to change his batting guard during his innings. This issue was exposed during his recall to the Test team in 2018 against India, where Australian legend [[Shane Warne]] likened him to a "lamb to the slaughter" and in the 3rd test at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], his home Test, he was dropped from the Test team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/peter-handscomb-technique-must-change-ricky-ponting-australia-ashes-england-second-highlights/2017-12-05|title=Handscomb must make change: Ponting|work=cricket.com.au|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/the-ashes/ricky-ponting-says-england-will-be-hoping-australia-continue-to-pick-batsman-peter-handscomb/news-story/0052716c3281b5f3922d9ad8bbf36497?nk=273f958a88709f1fce1054f2be86fe44-1512524960|title=England will be hoping Australia continue to pick Peter Handscomb for Ashes, says Ricky Ponting|date=2017-12-06|work=Fox Sports|access-date=2017-12-06|language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Twitter|phandscomb54}}<br />
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