Peter Siddle: Wife, Vegan Diet, Retirement and Fastest Ball

Ask an Australian cricket fan about Peter Siddle and the word you hear most often is “workhorse.” He became vegan in 2012, reached Australia’s 200-Test wicket club, and walked away from international cricket after the 2019 Ashes. The confirmed record covers his marriage to Anna Weatherlake, his diet, his fastest reported ball, and how his late-career pace compares with England’s quickest.

Born: 25 November 1984 ·
Role: Right-arm fast-medium bowler ·
Australia Test wickets: 200+ (200-Test wickets club) ·
International retirement: After the 2019 Ashes ·
Big Bash debut: 22 January 2014 ·
Current T20 status: Melbourne Stars; USA-bound for Major League Cricket

Six rows from the biographical record, one pattern: a bowler ESPNcricinfo once called “reassuringly consistent” kept redefining what that label meant.

Is Peter Siddle still married?

Short version: Siddle married Anna Weatherlake in April 2017, and no official source has confirmed a current wife, a new partner, or a divorce since. The persistent “still married?” search comes from the gap between that wedding and a quiet public record.

Who is Peter Siddle’s wife?

• Anna Weatherlake — an animal-rights activist and, in early coverage, his long-term partner.
• The couple married in April 2017 in the Yarra Valley, east of Melbourne.

Weatherlake first appeared in the Australian press as the force behind Siddle’s diet transformation. The New Daily’s 2013 story, “Bogan vegan: the woman behind Peter Siddle’s transformation,” described her as a long-term partner and animal-rights activist (The New Daily (Australian news outlet)). A 2015 Guardian profile added that she had been vegan for most of her life and that Siddle’s diet largely followed hers (The Guardian (UK news outlet)).

The wedding coverage was warm and, true to the household’s diet, pet-friendly. Cricket Australia’s official site ran the story under the headline “Pets welcome as Siddle ties the knot” (cricket.com.au (Cricket Australia’s official news site)), and The Indian Express confirmed the marriage to his “long-term partner” (The Indian Express (Indian newspaper)).

What is known about Peter Siddle’s new partner?

No official profile, team announcement, or verified news report names a new partner since the wedding coverage.

What changed the conversation is a single, thinly sourced line: his Wikipedia biography reports that the couple separated in 2022 (Wikipedia (biography page)). No primary statement from Siddle or Weatherlake backs it up. Until a verified source says otherwise, any “new partner” claim is speculation.

Does Peter Siddle post about his private life on Instagram?

His Instagram bio is professional: Melbourne Stars, vegan athlete, “USA bound” — no wife, no partner, no family photos.

His Instagram bio never names a partner. Searches for “Peter Siddle wife” keep returning the same 2017 wedding coverage because nothing newer has replaced it.

Is Peter Siddle still a vegan?

Every credible source that has discussed his diet since 2012 describes him as vegan. The stricter question — still vegan today — has no direct recent quote, but January 2026 coverage was still using the word.

When did Peter Siddle go vegan?

• November 2012 — cut out all animal products.
• 2013 — The New Daily credited partner Anna Weatherlake for the transformation.

The timeline is consistent across sources. He cut out all animal products in November 2012 (The New Daily (Australian news outlet)), and PETA Australia’s 2015 interview said Weatherlake first inspired the change (PETA Australia (animal-rights organization)).

How did veganism affect Siddle’s cricket career?

Siddle’s veganism was publicly framed as a response to criticism that his diet hurt his speed — a claim he disputed (Wikipedia (career biography)). The lighter details became part of his mythology: around his wedding coverage, cricket.com.au noted he was said to eat as many as 20 bananas a day (cricket.com.au (Cricket Australia’s official news site)). By 2020, he was described as vegan and teetotal, approaching eight years without a drink (Sydney Morning Herald (Australian masthead)).

Has Peter Siddle said he is still vegan?

• No direct 2025-26 quote in the sources reviewed.
• Indirect confirmation: the January 2026 Sydney Morning Herald headline still describes him as a “vegan ex-test star.”

The headline — “How this peroxide blond vegan ex-test star is bowling 140km/h at 41” (Sydney Morning Herald (Australian masthead)) — is the most recent public signal, and it is not ambiguous. A 2024 PETA Australia video had him opening up about his plant-based diet, so the vegan label has stayed attached through every stage of his late career.

Why this matters: the vegan-too-slow narrative followed him for a decade, and the January 2026 reports directly contradict it.

What happened to Peter Siddle?

Nothing “happened to” Siddle in the way the search implies. He finished what most pace bowlers only dream of: a 200-plus-Test-wicket international career, a 2019 Ashes goodbye, and then — instead of disappearing — a second act in T20 leagues.

Why did Peter Siddle retire from international cricket?

• Announced his international retirement on 29 December 2019, effective immediately.
• His last Test was the final match of the 2019 Ashes.

He announced his international retirement, effective immediately, on 29 December 2019, after the final Test of the 2019 Ashes (Wikipedia (career biography)). His Cricbuzz profile confirms the Ashes 2019 selection and the retirement that followed, but the date itself comes from the biography record. He left as the bowler ESPNcricinfo had labeled “reassuringly consistent” — and, by then, the oldest player in Australia’s Test attack.

Peter Siddle’s last match for Australia

His last match for Australia was the final Test of the 2019 Ashes.

Rewind to 22 January 2014: that was his Big Bash debut for Melbourne Stars (Wikipedia (career biography)). Five years later, he was bowling his last Test for Australia. The distance between those two dates — from T20 novelty act to Test stalwart and back to T20 — is the whole shape of his career.

Peter Siddle after retirement: PSL, Melbourne Stars and Major League Cricket

• Melbourne Stars — still on the Big Bash roster in January 2026.
• USA-bound for Major League Cricket — per his Instagram bio.
• PSL — a strong search signal, but no citable roster confirms a specific franchise.

After international retirement, Siddle kept playing for Melbourne Stars, and the January 2026 reporting makes clear he was not just filling a squad spot: he was bowling consistently above 140 km/h at 41 (Sydney Morning Herald (Australian masthead)). His Instagram bio carries the next chapter: “USA bound for Major League Cricket.” The PSL appears in search interest around his name, but the sources available for this profile do not confirm a franchise or season — so it stays an open question.

The pattern: Siddle treated international retirement as a reload, not an ending. Melbourne Stars, then a Major League Cricket move — the workhorse kept working.

What was Peter Siddle’s fastest ball?

The fastest figure attached to Siddle in the sources reviewed: 145.8 km/h — about 90.6 mph — reported in January 2026 during a Big Bash match against the Hobart Hurricanes (Wikipedia (biography page)). The same stretch produced deliveries consistently above 140 km/h (Sydney Morning Herald (Australian masthead)).

Peter Siddle’s fastest delivery in mph and km/h

• 145.8 kph — reported against the Hobart Hurricanes, January 2026.
• ≈90.6 mph — the same reading converted.
• 140+ kph — the consistency mark reported across that same stretch.

“Reported” is doing real work here: the 145.8 reading comes from a biography note rather than a broadcast transcript in the sources, so it belongs in the “reported pace” column, not the record books.

How did Siddle’s pace compare to other Australian fast bowlers?

Fast-medium, not express: Siddle’s role was relentless accuracy and late movement, not broken speed records.

His profile lists the role as right-arm fast-medium. That is why the January 2026 reports matter: Siddle was never the fastest Australian of his era, and now, at 41, he is producing the most surprising pace numbers of his later career.

Did Siddle bowl quicker in his early career?

Early-career peak: not documented in the sources reviewed ·
Recent marker: 145.8 kph (Jan 2026) ·
Consistency: 140+ kph

The sources do not provide a verified early-career speed-gun figure. What they do provide is a late-career marker that reignited the question.

Who bowls faster, Jofra Archer or Mark Wood?

The direct comparison has no clean answer in the sources used here, because cricket has no single official pace registry. The same speed-gun culture that produced the “bowling 140km/h at 41” headline for Siddle reports Archer and Wood with different numbers on different broadcasts.

Jofra Archer’s top speed

• Reported in the mid-to-high 90s mph band during his 2019-2020 peak.
• Role: England’s all-format pace spearhead.

Archer’s 2019 World Cup and Ashes performances made him the reference point for “England express.” Broadcast readings placed him in the mid-to-high 90s mph band at his quickest, though the exact figure shifts between feeds and seasons.

Mark Wood’s top speed

• Widely reported as the fastest England delivery in the modern speed-gun era.
• Style: short run-up, slingy action, raw pace.

Wood has openly competed with Archer for the “fastest England bowler” title, and the most-cited single Test reading gives him a narrow edge. His high-90s figure is the one that England fans quote when the argument turns to pure speed.

What is Ben Stokes’ bowling speed?

Stokes is the all-rounder who does everything — but raw pace was never his superpower; his value is control and movement.

Stokes’ deliveries sit a clear notch below Archer and Wood. After the knee injuries that changed his bowling role, he became a holding and enforcer option rather than an out-and-out quick.

What was Andrew Flintoff’s fastest ball speed in cricket?

• Commonly cited in the mid-90s mph band during his 2000s peak.
• Era context: the reference point for England all-rounders who could genuinely frighten batters.

Flintoff’s pace is remembered more than measured; the mid-90s readings from his peak are the numbers fans still quote when comparing eras.

Who is the world’s no. 1 fastest bowler?

Fastest and greatest are two different questions. Fastest is a number on a gun; greatest is wickets, longevity and era.

“World’s no. 1” in cricket usually means an ICC ranking, which rewards wickets and consistency rather than raw speed. The fastest-bowler title belongs to whoever the current gun is flattering — and on that leaderboard, the 100 mph question still looms.

Five pace reference points, one pattern: the more famous the bowler, the more the number shifts — treat every reading as a report, not a ratification.

Note: cricket does not maintain one official pace registry. Broadcast speed-gun readings depend on the radar brand, the camera angle and the ground’s calibration, so every number above is a report, not a verdict.

Ten rows of career data, one pattern: every line points to the same arc — a pace bowler who kept adding chapters after most had written him off.

The trade-off: every row here is verifiable; the harder questions about Siddle are the ones no table row can settle.

Peter Siddle timeline

• 25 November 1984: Peter Matthew Siddle is born (Wikipedia (career biography)).
• 22 January 2014: Big Bash debut for Melbourne Stars (Wikipedia (career biography)).
• December 2019: Announces international retirement, effective immediately, after the final Test of the 2019 Ashes (Wikipedia (career biography)).
• January 2026: Reported bowling 145.8 kph (Wikipedia (career biography)) and consistently above 140 km/h (Sydney Morning Herald (Australian masthead)) for Melbourne Stars.

The implication: the gaps in the timeline are as informative as the entries — a wedding in 2017, a reported split in 2022, and a public record that goes quiet on his private life while his cricket stays loud.

Confirmed facts vs what’s unclear

Confirmed facts

• Born 25 November 1984 (Wikipedia (career biography)).
• Right-arm fast-medium bowler who played for Australia and Victoria.
• Vegan since November 2012 (The New Daily (Australian news outlet)).
• Married Anna Weatherlake in April 2017 (cricket.com.au (Cricket Australia’s official news site)).
• Announced international retirement after the final Test of the 2019 Ashes (Wikipedia (career biography)).

What’s unclear

• Whether Siddle is still married or has a new partner — no official confirmation, only a reported 2022 split.
• Whether he still follows a strictly vegan diet — recent coverage says vegan, but no direct quote confirms the details.
• His exact fastest ball — 145.8 kph is a reported January 2026 reading, not a certified record.
• The PSL chapter — searches expect a franchise, but no citable roster confirms one.
• His precise net worth — no reliable public figure exists.
• Which Major League Cricket team and season the “USA bound” Instagram bio points to — not yet announced.

Why this matters: the six unclear items are exactly the questions that keep “Peter Siddle” in search results long after his Test career ended. The trusted sources behind this profile: Wikipedia, cricket.com.au, the Sydney Morning Herald, The New Daily, The Guardian, PETA Australia and The Indian Express.

Quotes that tell the story

“Reassuringly consistent.”

— ESPNcricinfo’s description of Siddle’s bowling

“Pets welcome as Siddle ties the knot.”

— cricket.com.au headline, April 2017

“How this peroxide blond vegan ex-test star is bowling 140km/h at 41.”

— Sydney Morning Herald headline, January 2026

“USA bound for Major League Cricket.”

— Peter Siddle’s Instagram bio

The pattern: each headline marked a turn — the ESPNcricinfo profile label, the wedding, the vegan pace revival, the Major League Cricket move.

Siddle’s legacy is already fixed — 200-plus Test wickets, a workhorse reputation, and the vegan story that made him the rare cricketer people argue about off the field. The forward stake is the next act: a 41-year-old reportedly bowling 145.8 kph is exactly the kind of veteran a growing league wants. For Major League Cricket, the decision is simple: sign a 41-year-old who still bowls 140-plus and bring his story with him, or watch another T20 competition make him the face of its campaign first — because a bowler this durable does not stay available for long.

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