William Peach

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

William Peach

Personal information
Born	(1875-05-06)6 May 1875 Timberland Fen, Lincolnshire, England
Died	29 January 1959(1959-01-29) (aged 83) Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1905	Derbyshire
Only FC	3 July 1905 Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 10 Batting average 5.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 10 Balls bowled 64 Wickets 4 Bowling average 11.50 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/46 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, July 2012

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. He died in Stonegravels, Chesterfield, Derbyshire at the age of 83.^[4]

References

1. British Census 1881 RG11 3213/49 p14
2. "History of Chesterfield Cricket Club". Cyberdine.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
3. "William Peach at Cricket Archive". Cricketarchive.com. 29 January 1959. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
4. "Player Profile: William Peach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2024.