# Peter Wellings

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{{Short description|English cricketer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|          name =
|               image = 
|             country = England
|            fullname = Peter Edward Wellings
|            nickname = Coach Wello
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|3|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Wolverhampton](/source/Wolverhampton), Staffordshire, England
|            heightft =
|          heightinch =
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm [medium](/source/Seam_bowling)
|                role =
|              family =
|               club1 = [Middlesex Cricket Board](/source/Middlesex_Cricket_Board)
|               year1 = 2001–2002
|         clubnumber1 =
|               club2 = [Staffordshire](/source/Staffordshire_County_Cricket_Club)
|               year2 = 1998–2000
|         clubnumber2 =
|               club3 = [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club)
|               year3 = 1996–1997
|         clubnumber3 =
|             columns = 2
|             column1 = [FC](/source/First-class_cricket)
|            matches1 = 6
|               runs1 = 378
|            bat avg1 = 47.25
|           100s/50s1 = 1/–
|          top score1 = 128[*](/source/not_out)
|         deliveries1 = 18
|            wickets1 = –
|           bowl avg1 = –
|            fivefor1 = –
|             tenfor1 = –
|       best bowling1 = –
|  catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
|             column2 = [LA](/source/List-A_cricket)
|            matches2 = 20
|               runs2 = 357
|            bat avg2 = 23.80
|           100s/50s2 = –/2
|          top score2 = 60
|         deliveries2 = 285
|            wickets2 = 11
|           bowl avg2 = 22.18
|            fivefor2 = –
|             tenfor2 = –
|       best bowling2 = 2/9
|  catches/stumpings2 = 7/–
|                date = 18 November
|                year = 2010
|              source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22358.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Peter Edward Wellings''' (born 5 March 1970) is a former English [cricket](/source/cricket)er. Wellings was a right-handed [batsman](/source/Batsman_(cricket)) who bowled right-arm [medium pace](/source/Seam_bowling). He was born at [Wolverhampton](/source/Wolverhampton), Staffordshire. After leaving Middlesex CCC, he has spent over 25 years coaching youngsters. He is an ECB Level III coach and has coached in various countries around the world, such as England, India, South Africa and the USA. He is known as "Coach Wello," by his students, and is known for his emphasis of fielding and fitness in his students. He currently resides in England.

==Middlesex==
Wellings made his [first-class](/source/first-class_cricket) debut for [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club) against [Kent](/source/Kent_County_Cricket_Club) in the [County Championship](/source/County_Championship). From 1996 to 1997, he represented the county in 6 first-class matches, the last of which came against [Sussex](/source/Sussex_County_Cricket_Club). He played with international players such as Mark Ramprakash and Mike Gatting.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4716/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Peter Wellings]</ref> In his 6 first-class, he scored 378 runs at a [batting average](/source/batting_average_(cricket)) of 47.25, with a single [century](/source/century_(cricket)) high score of 128[*](/source/not_out). In the field he took 2 [catches](/source/catch_(cricket)).<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4716/f_Batting_by_Team.html First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Wellings]</ref>

It was for Middlesex that Wellings made his debut in [List A cricket](/source/List_A_cricket) against [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club) in the 1996 AXA Equity and Law League. From 1996 to 1997, he represented the county in 12 List A matches, the last of which came against [Essex](/source/Essex_County_Cricket_Club) in the 1997 AXA Life League. At the end of the [1997 season](/source/1997_English_cricket_season) he was released by the county.

==Staffordshire and later career==
The following season, he debuted for his home county [Staffordshire](/source/Staffordshire_County_Cricket_Club) in the [Minor Counties Championship](/source/Minor_Counties_Championship) against [Lincolnshire](/source/Lincolnshire_County_Cricket_Club). During the 1998 season, he represented the county in 9 Championship matches, the last of which came against [Dorset](/source/Dorset_County_Cricket_Club).<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4716/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Peter Wellings]</ref> It was in 1998 that he made his debut for the county in the [MCCA Knockout Trophy](/source/MCCA_Knockout_Trophy) against [Oxfordshire](/source/Oxfordshire_County_Cricket_Club). From 1998 to 1999, he represented the county in 4 Trophy matches, the last of which came against Oxfordshire.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4716/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Peter Wellings]</ref>

It was in the [1998 NatWest Trophy](/source/1998_NatWest_Trophy) that he made his debut for Staffordshire in List A cricket against [Leicestershire](/source/Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club). From 1998 to 2000, he represented the county in 4 Trophy matches, the last of which came against [Devon](/source/Devon_County_Cricket_Club) in the [2000 NatWest Trophy](/source/2000_NatWest_Trophy).

The following year he made his debut in that format for the [Middlesex Cricket Board](/source/Middlesex_Cricket_Board) against [Berkshire](/source/Berkshire_County_Cricket_Club) in the [2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy](/source/2001_Cheltenham_%26_Gloucester_Trophy). From 2001 to 2002, he represented the Board in 4 List A matches, the last of which came against [Cambridgeshire](/source/Cambridgeshire_County_Cricket_Club) in the 2nd round of the [2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy](/source/2003_Cheltenham_%26_Gloucester_Trophy) which was held in 2002.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4716/List_A_Matches.html List A Matches played by Peter Wellings]</ref>

During his career, Wellings played a total of 20 List A matches. In these he scored 357 runs at an average of 23.80, with 2 [half centuries](/source/half_century) and a high score of 60. In the field he took 7 catches, while with the ball he took 11 wickets at a [bowling average](/source/bowling_average) of 22.18, with best figures of 2/9.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22358.html Peter Wellings] at [Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo)
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4716/4716.html Peter Wellings] at CricketArchive

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Category:1970 births
Category:Living people
Category:Cricketers from Wolverhampton
Category:English cricketers
Category:Middlesex cricketers
Category:Staffordshire cricketers
Category:Middlesex Cricket Board cricketers

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