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| Full name | Oliver John Peake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 2006 Geelong, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm off spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Clinton Peake (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25– | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25– | Melbourne Renegades | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,18 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oliver John Peake (born 11 September 2006) is an Australian cricketer who plays Australian domestic cricket for Victoria and the Melbourne Renegades. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler.
Born in Geelong in Victoria,Peake attended Geelong Grammar School. [1] His father is the former Victorian cricketer Clinton Peake. [2]
Peake played with South Barwon Cricket Club,playing for two seasons with his father,before going on to play for Geelong Cricket Club in Victorian Premier Cricket. He was named the Australian Cricket Society Male Young Cricketer of the Year in October 2024. [3] [4]
In November 2024,he was selected to play second XI cricket for Victoria. [5] On 18 January 2025,he made his Big Bash League debut for Melbourne Renegades against Brisbane Heat. [6] [7] Peake also made his first-class debut in that same season,playing Victoria's final Sheffield Shield match of the 2024-25 season,against Western Australia at the WACA Ground. [8] [9] Peake top scored for Victoria in the first innings,with a contribution of 52. [10] [11]
Peake was a member of the Australia national under-19 cricket team that won the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa. Initially named as a non-travelling reserve for the World Cup,he was promoted into the squad when Corey Wasley broke a finger in the opening match. Peake became the youngest member of the winning team and contributed 49 runs against Pakistan in the semi final before playing in the final in which he scored 46 not out against India. [12]
Peake,as an 18-year old who was yet to make his first-class debut,was invited to join Australia's 2025 test tour of Sri Lanka to gain experience around the team and in subcontinent conditions. [13]