Peter Heine

Who was Peter Heine?

Peter Samuel Heine was a South African cricketer who played in fourteen Tests from 1955 to 1962. On his Test debut, he took five wickets in the first innings against England at Lord's in 1955.

A fast bowler renowned for his consummate hostility, he formed a potent Test combination with Neil Adcock. Heine picked up 277 first-class wickets at an average of 21.38, including a haul of 8 for 92 for Orange Free State against Transvaal in Welkom in 1954-55. He played for North-Eastern Transvaal in 1951-52 and 1952-53, Orange Free State in 1953-54 and 1954-55, and Transvaal from 1955-56 to 1964-65.

Heine died on the 4 February 2005 due to cardiac arrest in a private hospital in Pretoria. He was the brother of tennis player Bobbie Heine Miller.