Peter Lalor is an Australian journalist and author.
Lalor was born in Bendigo, Victoria and attended University of Melbourne. He worked as a journalist for News Limited for 30 years - initially as a news and feature reporter and then as The Australian chief cricket writer. Lalor played cricket in his youth but ceased playing when he moved to Melbourne to study. His first Test series in “cricket writer” capacity alone was 2004.[1] Lalor retired as The Australian's chief cricket writer in February 2024.[2] He provides commentary for Channel 7 and SEN.[3] Lalor and fellow The Australian journalist Gideon Haigh produced the cricket podcast "Cricket, Et Cetera".
He has written biographies on Phillip Hughes and Ron Barassi, Australian murder Katherine Knight, the history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and beer.
He is a member of the Chappell Foundation Board that raises funds for youth homelessness in Australia.[3]
- ^ "An interview with Peter Lalor (Part I)". i3j3Cricket :: A blog for fans of Indian cricket... 31 October 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Meade, Amanda (9 February 2024). "No laughing matter: the context missing from a Sky News report on Steven Miles and youth crime". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Who we are". thechappellfoundation.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.