Bertram Peel

Bertram Lennox Peel (19 April 1881 – 19 February 1945) was an English first-class cricketer.

Bertram Peel

Personal information
Full name	Bertram Lennox Peel
Born	19 April 1881 Wavertree, Lancashire, England
Died	19 January 1945(1945-01-19) (aged 63) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm slow
Relations	Denis Peel (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1900–1914	Bedfordshire
1903	Oxford University
1905–1912	Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 288 Batting average 16.00 100s/50s –/2 Top score 74 Balls bowled 394 Wickets 10 Bowling average 24.90 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 4/123 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 July 2019

The son of Edward Peel, he was born at Wavertree in Liverpool in April 1881.[1] He was educated at Bedford School, before going up to Hertford College, Oxford.[2] While at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Somerset at Oxford in 1903, with Peel making four further first-class appearances for Oxford in 1907.[3] After graduating from Oxford, he became a schoolteacher, moving to Edinburgh shortly after graduating to teach. While in Scotland, he made five appearances for Scotland in first-class cricket between 1905–12.[3] In ten first-class matches, Peel scored a total of 288 runs at an average of 16.00 and a high score of 74 against the touring South Africans in 1907.[4][5] With his right-arm slow bowling, he took 10 wickets with best figures of 4 for 123.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Peel also played minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1900–14, making 56 appearances.[6] He died at Edinburgh in January 1945.

References

1. Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929). Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour. Hurst & Blackett, Ltd. p. 1523.
2. Oxford University Gazette. 35. Oxford University Press. 1905. p. 753.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Bertram Peel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
4. "Player profile: Bertram Peel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
5. "Scotland v South Africans, 1907". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
6. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Bertram Peel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-28.

External links

• Bertram Peel at ESPNcricinfo