Peach Charlie Image 1 Kent 1930

Description

Egerton, Kent born right-arm medium-fast bowler Charlie Peach played for The Mote Cricket Club in Maidstone and was “one of the mainstays” of the club’s bowling attack for a number of years. He made his Kent debut in 1930 against Yorkshire already aged 30, taking six wickets in the match, but his bowling action was queried throughout his short first class career and, after playing 17 matches in 1930, he played in only two matches in 1931, although he played for the county Second XI throughout the season. Peach was described in his Wisden obituary as bowling “right-arm, on the quick side of medium” with the ability to “produce a sharp off-break”. Despite the suspicions raised about his bowling action he was never no-balled as a result of it.

In his 19 first class matches, he did little with the bat averaging 7.20 with a top score of 20. With his bowling he took 30 wickets at 27.66 apiece with a best return of 4-38, also holding 9 catches.

His cousin, Alan Peach, made over 300 appearances for Surrey between 1919 and 1931.

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