Charlie Peach

Charles William Peach (3 January 1900 – 27 February 1977), known as Charlie Peach, was an English first-class cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club in 1930 and 1931. He was born in Egerton in Kent in 1900.[1]

Charlie Peach
Personal information
Full nameCharles William Peach
Born(1900-01-03)3 January 1900
Egerton, Kent
Died27 February 1977(1977-02-27) (aged 77)
Coxheath, Kent
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
RelationsAlan Peach (cousin)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1930–1931Kent
FC debut24 May 1930 Kent v Yorkshire
Last FC8 July 1931 Kent v Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 19
Runs scored 108
Batting average 7.20
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 20
Balls bowled 2,561
Wickets 30
Bowling average 27.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/38
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: CricInfo, 22 October 2018

Peach played for The Mote Cricket Club in Maidstone and was "one of the mainstays" of the club's bowling attack for a number of years.[2] He made his Kent debut in 1930 against Yorkshire, taking six wickets, but his bowling action was queried throughout his short first-class career and, after playing 17 matches in 1930, he played in only two matches in 1931, although he played for the county Second XI throughout the season.[1][2] Peach was described in his Wisden obituary as bowling "right-arm, on the quick side of medium" with the ability to "produce a sharp off-break".[2] Despite the suspicions raised about his bowling action he was never no-balled as a result of it in his brief first-class career.[2]

Peach died at Coxheath near Maidstone in 1977 aged 77.[3] His cousin, Alan Peach, made over 300 appearances for Surrey between 1919 and 1931.[4]

References
  1. Charlie Peach, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  2. Peach, Charles William, Obituaries in 1980, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1980. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  3. Charles Peach, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  4. Alan Peach, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-22.

Charlie Peach at ESPNcricinfo


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