William Peach

Who was William Peach?

William Peach was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1905.

Peach was born in Timberland Fen, Lincolnshire, the son of Joseph Peach, a labourer, and his wife Olive.

Peach played club cricket for Chesterfield Cricket Club, and made his first and only first-class appearance for Derbyshire in the 1905 season against Leicestershire in July. He took 4 wickets for 46, including the wickets of John King and Albert Knight and made 10 runs in his second innings in a match when Derbyshire players averaged 3 in the first innings and 8 in the second. Peach was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 4 wickets at an average of 11.50 in his first class career and scored 10 runs in total.

Peach played two minor counties championship matches for Lincolnshire the first in 1908 and the second in 1914.

Peach died in Stonegravels, Chesterfield, Derbyshire at the age of 83.