| Peter Stimpson | |
| Fullname: | Peter John Stimpson |
| Birth Date: | 25 May 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Aberfan, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Worcestershire |
| Year1: | 1971 - 1972 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 30 |
| Runs1: | 1,327 |
| Bat Avg1: | 26.01 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/9 |
| Top Score1: | 103 |
| Deliveries1: | 30 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 24 |
| Runs2: | 236 |
| Bat Avg2: | 11.23 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
| Top Score2: | 52 |
| Deliveries2: | – |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 3/– |
| Date: | 19 October |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33043/33043.html CricketArchive |
Peter John Stimpson (born 25 May 1947) is a former Welsh first-class cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire in 1971 and 1972.
Stimpson was playing for Worcestershire's Second XI as early as 1963, aged just 16,[1] but it was almost eight years before he made his first-team debut, playing against Oxford University at The University Parks in May 1971. He opened the batting, but in his only innings managed just 11.[2] However, he had several good innings later in the season, including the only first-class century of his career: 103 against Glamorgan at Worcester.[3] He immediately followed this up with knocks of 88 and 42 not out against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.[4]
Stimpson had ended 1971 with 787 first-class runs at 27.13, but he suffered a run drought in early 1972, repeatedly being dismissed for very small scores. He did make 52 against Surrey in mid-May,[5] but it was not enough to prevent his return to the Second XI, and it was July before he re-established himself in the first team. Again he had a run of failures, but 88 in the County Championship against Kent brought him out of it,[6] and 52 against Essex in the John Player League (his only List A half-century) gave cause for further hope.[7] However, despite one more half-century (66 versus Nottinghamshire) by the end of the year he was struggling for runs once more, and 1972 was to be his second and last season of first-team county cricket.
Although Stimpson's career in senior cricket had ended, in the mid-1970s he appeared on several occasions for Zambia in East African tournaments, and in August 1976 produced an eye-catching performance, hitting 89 and 128* as an opener as Zambia beat Tanzania.[8]