International Interview - Peter Ingram!

Hey guys, you favourite Kiwi writer here. We were so fortunate enough to get an interview with Peter Ingram the kiwi Test batsman. At the same time I did a poll of who should have been the kiwi Test opener - Ingram or Tim McIntosh. 87% - a massive majority - voted for Peter Ingram while on 13% voted for McIntosh. Here's the interview. We thank Peter immensely.


CricNews: What was it like playing for your country? Was the pressure as intense as the media would like to make out?

Peter Ingram: Awesome! The pressure from the media and public was not nice though!

CN: How gutting was it that you got 42 but didn’t quite get to 50 in a test?

PI:Yes gutting but not as gutting as being run out twice out of the four innings I batted in.

CN: How tiring was your first class 247, and how did the other team treat you for it? With honour, or disrespect?

PI: Very tiring but if you keep drinking enough fluids and eat well then we play enough and train hard enough for the body to cope.
Northern Districts never really show any respect but after the game when we had a beer together they were just normal blokes.

CN: Do you still have that magnificent mo, it was a bit of a cult hero by itself wasn’t it!

PI: No mo 'cos my two sons don't give me cuddles if I have it, too scratchy.

CN: A lot of Cricket supporters in New Zealand believed that you should have been given more than two tests – especially considering Tim McIntosh’s poor run of form, were you disappointed to only have these few opportunities?

PI: I always want to play more and have more opportunities but that is cricket, selections are based on peoples opinion rather than stats, that's just how it works unfortunately for me.

CN: How was the quality of cricket different in the Champions League different to First Class T20?

PI: There was some bigger names but if we were at full strength and had better preperation then we would have done a lot better.
Our competitions are very strong!

CN: How many trophies have you won with CD, and which would be your greatest?

PI: Two trophies the greatest is the HRV Cup 2 years ago because I had a great tournament and 56 of 36 balls in the final.

CN: Who is the best personality in the dressing room?

PI: Kieran Noema-Barnett. He is very funny man but is a great team man as well!


CN: Thank you so much for your time from me and all the CricNews fans out there!