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) Faith Jaques (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.