Happy new year, welcome to this episode of Just Havin a Crack.
Our guest on this episode is Professional Golfer and Cricketer Peter McWhinney.
A country lad from the Darling Downs in Queensland till his family moved to rural NSW Peter was a sporting kid. He loved his cricket and football.
Boarding at a private school in Sydney Peter twice took 10 wickets in an innings once in the 10'a and 1st XII.
Moving back to Queensland to play cricket Peter joined Wests cricket club on the western side of Brisbane.
In his first game, he took 10 wickets for the day over two innings, was promoted to second grade, and playing 1st grade.
Whilst as Wests he was invited to play golf at Brisbane Golf Club, a club where in 8 months was down to scratch and he eventually became a trainee pro.
Listen as Peter describes his time on the Troppo tour here in Queensland, the European tour, the Japanese Tour, and his tassels with the Shark on the Australian circuit.
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