Denis Heywood Peel (1 February 1886 – 25 October 1927) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Denis Heywood Peel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1886 Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 October 1927 (aged 41) Montana, Valais, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Bertram Peel (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1906–1913 | Bedfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1907 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Edward Peel, he was born in Wavertree, Liverpool in February 1886.[1] He was educated at Bedford School, before going up to Balliol College, Oxford.[2] While at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Surrey at The Oval in 1907. He made two further first-class appearances for Oxford in 1907, against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's and Sussex at Eastbourne.[3] He scored 9 runs in his three matches and took 3 wickets, with best figures of 1 for 32.[4][5] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Peel also played minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1906–13, albeit intermittently, making nine appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[6] He died in Switzerland at Montana in October 1927. His brother, Bertram, was also a first-class cricketer.
References edit
- ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929). Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour. Hurst & Blackett, Ltd. p. 1523. ISBN 9780715347669.
- ^ Elliott, Sir Ivo D'Oyly (1953). The Balliol College Register. University Press. p. 1063.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Denis Peel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Denis Peel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Denis Peel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Denis Peel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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