William Peach

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William Peach
Personal information
Full name William Peach
Born (1875-05-06)6 May 1875
Timberland Fen, Lincolnshire, England
Died 29 January 1959(1959-01-29) (aged 83)
Chesterfield, England
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Right-arm medium pace bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905 Derbyshire
First-class debut 3 July 1905 Derbyshire v Leciestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 10
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s /
Top score 10
Balls bowled 64
Wickets 4
Bowling average 11.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4-46
Catches/stumpings 1/-
Source: , July 2012

William Peach (6 May 1875 — 29 January 1959) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1905.

Peach was born in Timberland Fen, Lincolnshire, the son of Joseph Peach, a labourer, and his wife Olive.[1]

Peach played club cricket for Chesterfield Cricket Club,[2] and made his first and only first-class appearance for Derbyshire in the 1905 season against Leicestershire in July. He took 4 wickets for 46, including the wickets of John King and Albert Knight and made 10 runs in his second innings in a match when Derbyshire players averaged 3 in the first innings and 8 in the second. Peach was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 4 wickets at an average of 11.50 in his first class career and scored 10 runs in total.[3]

Peach played two minor counties championship matches for Lincolnshire the first in 1908 and the second in 1914.

Peach died in Stonegravels, Chesterfield, Derbyshire at the age of 83.

References

  1. ↑ British Census 1881 RG11 3213/49 p14
  2. ↑ "History of Chesterfield Cricket Club". Cyberdine.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  3. ↑ "William Peach at Cricket Archive". Cricketarchive.com. 1959-01-29. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
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