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Peter Muir McFarline OAM (died April 2002) was an Australian journalist best known for his work as a cricket writer. He has been called one of Australia's greatest cricket writers.

He began his career working for The Courier Mail and later became a writer for The Age. His achievements included breaking the story of World Series Cricket in 1977. [1]

During his final years he was afflicted by the debilitating spinal illness, syringomyelia. This first affected him in 1982 and eventually rendered him a quadriplegic. During his last few years he dictated his copy to his wife, Dell.[ citation needed ]

He was played by actor Adam Zwar in the 2012 TV mini-series Howzat! Kerry Packer's War .

In 2000, McFarline was presented with the Australian Sports Medal in recognition of his media coverage, 1968 to the date of award. [2] Posthumously, in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for "service to journalism, particularly sports journalism". [3]

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  1. ↑ Andrew Rule, Garry Barker "Peter McFarline, passionate voice of sport, succumbs to illness he disdained", The Age 8 April 2002 accessed 27 March 2014
  2. ↑ "Peter McFARLINE". It's an Honour. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Peter Muir McFARLINE". It's an Honour. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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