Kenneth Peake

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.

Kenneth Peake
Personal information
Full nameKenneth George Peake
Born(1920-07-24)24 July 1920
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Died26 November 2011(2011-11-26) (aged 91)
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 2
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 1*
Balls bowled 72
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 0/–
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
  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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