Peter Heath Jaques (20 November 1919 − 4 July 2013) was an English cricketer. Jaques was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Aylestone, Leicestershire.
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| Full name | Peter Heath Jaques | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1919 Aylestone, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 July 2013 (aged 93) Taunton, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Robin Lett (grandson) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1949 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Jaques served in the British Army during World War II, obtaining the rank of second lieutenant on 14 January 1944 and being given the service number of 307125.[1] He relinquished his commission from the Royal Regiment of Artillery in October 1944 on account of ill health.[2] However, this was cancelled the following month,[3] but the relinquishing of his commission was reinstated again later in that month.[4] Following the war, Jaques made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire against Northamptonshire at the County Ground, Northampton in 1949.[5] Batting at number six in Leicestershire's first-innings, he made 55 runs before he was dismissed by Des Barrick. In their second-innings, he was dismissed by the same bowler for 14 runs.[6] This was his only major appearance for the county.
His grandson, Robin Lett, has also played first-class cricket, while his sister, Faith Jaques, was a children's book author and illustrator.
References edit
- ^ "No. 36377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 February 1944. p. 779.
- ^ "No. 36765". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 October 1944. p. 4908.
- ^ "No. 36797". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 November 1944. p. 5266.
- ^ "No. 36808". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 November 1944. p. 5378.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Peter Jaques". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Leicestershire, 1949". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
External links edit
- Peter Jaques at Cricinfo
- Peter Jaques at CricketArchive