Kenneth Peake

Kenneth Peake
Personal information
Full name Kenneth George Peake
Born (1920-07-24)24 July 1920
Leicester, Leicestershire,
England
Died 26 November 2011(2011-11-26) (aged 91)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946 Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 2
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s /
Top score 1*
Balls bowled 72
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2013

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.

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.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Kenneth Peake". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  2. "Leicestershire v Gloucestershire, 1946 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

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