Peter Petherick

{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2013}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Peter Petherick

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Peter James Petherick

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1942|9|25}}

| birth_place = Ranfurly, New Zealand

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2015|6|7|1942|9|25}}

| death_place = Perth, Western Australia

| club1 = Otago

| year1 = {{nowrap|1975/76–1977/78}}

| club2 = Wellington

| year2 = {{nowrap|1978/79–1980/81}}

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1976–1977

| country = New Zealand

| testdebutagainst = Pakistan

| testdebutdate = 9 October

| testdebutyear = 1976

| testcap = 136

| lasttestdate = 25 February

| lasttestagainst = Australia

| lasttestyear = 1977

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm offbreak

| columns = 3

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 6

| runs1 = 34

| bat avg1 = 4.85

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 13

| deliveries1 = 1,305

| wickets1 = 16

| bowl avg1 = 42.56

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/90

| catches/stumpings1= 4/–

| column2 = FC

| matches2 = 52

| runs2 = 200

| bat avg2 = 5.88

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 19*

| deliveries2 = 4,625

| wickets2 = 189

| bowl avg2 = 24.44

| fivefor2 = 9

| tenfor2 = 2

| best bowling2 = 9/93

| catches/stumpings2= 27/–

| column3 = LA

| matches3 = 2

| runs3 = 2

| bat avg3 = 2.00

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 2

| deliveries3 = 74

| wickets3 = 1

| bowl avg3 = 53.00

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 1/39

| catches/stumpings3= 1/–

| date = 1 April

| year = 2017

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38122.html Cricinfo

}}

Peter James Petherick (25 September 1942 – 7 June 2015) was a New Zealand cricketer who represented New Zealand in six Test cricket matches between October 1976 and March 1977 as an off-spinner. He is one of two New Zealand bowlers to achieve a hat-trick in Test matches. He is one of only three players, along with Maurice Allom and Damien Fleming, to have taken a hat-trick on Test debut.