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

Denis Peel

Personal information
Full name	Denis Heywood Peel
Born	1 February 1886 Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died	25 October 1927(1927-10-25) (aged 41) Montana, Valais, Switzerland
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Relations	Bertram Peel (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1906–1913	Bedfordshire
1907	Oxford 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

External links

• Denis Peel at ESPNcricinfo

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