Peter McFarline
Peter McFarline (died April 2002) was an Australian journalist best known for his work as a cricket writer. He has been called one of Australia's greatest cricket writers.
He began his career working for The Courier Mail and later became a writer for The Age. His achievements included breaking the story of World Series Cricket in 1977.[1]
During his final years he was afflicted by the debilitating spinal illness, syringomyelia. This first affected him in 1982 and eventually rendered him a quadreplegic. During his last few years he would dictate his copy to his wife, Dell.[2][3]
He was played by actor Adam Zwar in the 2012 TV mini-series Howzat! Kerry Packer's War.
References
- ^ Andrew Rule, Garry Barker "Peter McFarline, passionate voice of sport, succumbs to illness he disdained", The Age 8 April 2002 accessed 27 March 2014
- ^ Ian Wooldridge, "The bravest man I know", Daily Mail 2 January 1999 accessed 27 March 2014
- ^ Lawrie Colliver, "Cricket journalist Peter McFarline dies aged 57", Cricinfo 8 April 2002 accessed 27 March 2014