Kenneth George Peake (24 July 1920 – 26 November 2011) was an English cricketer. Peake was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.
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| Full name | Kenneth George Peake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 1920 Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 November 2011 (aged 91) Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1946 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peake made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire against Gloucestershire at Grace Road in the 1946 County Championship.[1] Leicestershire won the toss and batted first, with Peake ending their innings of 211 all out unbeaten on 1. He bowled twelve wicketless overs in Gloucestershire's first-innings of 348 all out, conceding 52 runs. In Leicestershire's second-innings of 360 all out, he was dismissed for a single run by Tom Goddard. He did not bowl in Gloucestershire's second-innings, in which they reached their target with four wickets in hand.[2] This was his only major appearance for the county.
He died in Leicester on 26 November 2011 aged 91.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Kenneth Peake". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Leicestershire v Gloucestershire, 1946 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
External links
edit- Kenneth Peake at ESPNcricinfo
- Kenneth Peake at CricketArchive