Denis Heywood Peel (1 February 1886 – 25 October 1927) was an English first-class cricketer.

Denis Peel
Personal information
Full name
Denis Heywood Peel
Born1 February 1886
Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died25 October 1927(1927-10-25) (aged 41)
Montana, Valais, Switzerland
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsBertram Peel (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1906–1913Bedfordshire
1907Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 6
Batting average 1.80
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Balls bowled 364
Wickets 3
Bowling average 56.33
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/32
Catches/stumpings 1/–
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

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  1. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929). Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour. Hurst & Blackett, Ltd. p. 1523. ISBN 9780715347669.
  2. ^ Elliott, Sir Ivo D'Oyly (1953). The Balliol College Register. University Press. p. 1063.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Denis Peel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Denis Peel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Denis Peel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Denis Peel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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