Tom Peake
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Tom Peake (died 1767, probably at Orpington in Kent) was a noted English cricketer of the mid-18th century. He is believed to have come from Chelsfield in Kent and is known to have lived there and at nearby Orpington [1].
It is possible that he played for Dartford, which was a leading club at the time, as well as for Kent county cricket teams and All-England [1].
Peake was first recorded as a given man playing for Addington against the London Cricket Club in 1743, a game that Addington won by an innings [2].
The last documented mention of Peake is six years later in June 1749 when he played for Stephen Dingate's XI in a major challenge match against Robert Colchin's XI at the Artillery Ground [2].
[edit] References
- ^ a b From Lads to Lord's – biography of Tom Peake
- ^ a b F S Ashley-Cooper, At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742-1751, Cricket Magazine, 1900
