Peter Robert Varville Ledden (born 12 July 1943) is a former English cricketer. Ledden was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Scarborough, Yorkshire.
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| Full name | Peter Robert Varville Ledden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1943 Scarborough, Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1961–1967 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 July 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ledden made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey at the County Ground, Hove, in the 1961 County Championship. He made 34 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Oxford University in 1967.[1] With the bat, he scored a total of 756 runs at an average of 15.12, with a high score of 98.[2] This score was one of four half centuries he made and came against Warwickshire in 1964.[3] With the ball, he took 8 wickets at a bowling average of 42.25, with best figures of 5/43,[4] which came against Cambridge University in 1966.[5]
Ledden also played List A cricket for Sussex, making his debut in that format against Yorkshire in the 1963 Gillette Cup. He made three further List A appearances for Sussex, against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup, the touring Australians in 1964, and Somerset in the 1966 Gillette Cup.[6] In his four matches, he scored a total of 23 runs at an average of 5.75, with a high score of 12.[7]
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Peter Ledden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Ledden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Sussex, 1964 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Peter Ledden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Sussex v Cambridge University, 1966". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Peter Ledden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Ledden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2012.