Horace Peacock
- Walter Boden (brother-in-law)
- Edgar Lubbock (brother-in-law)
Competition | First-class |
---|---|
Matches | 6 |
Runs scored | 124 |
Batting average | 12.40 |
100s/50s | 0/0 |
Top score | 38 |
Catches/stumpings | 5/– |
Horace Ogilvie Peacock (26 September 1869 – 5 June 1940) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Peacock served in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry during Second Boer War, in addition to playing first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club.
Military career
Peacock was born at St Neots and was educated at Harrow School.[1] After leaving Harrow he enlisted in the British Army with the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry as a second lieutenant.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in February 1900.[3] Having served in the Second Boer War, Peacock was promoted several years later to the rank of major in April 1908.[4]
Cricket career
He made one appearance in minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire in their second ever Minor Counties Championship match, which came against Norfolk in 1895.[5] The following year he made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Nottinghamshire at Lord's, with Peacock making six first-class appearances for the MCC from 1896–1899.[6] He scored 124 runs across these six matches, averaging 12.40, with a high score of 38.[7]
Death
He died at Harston in Leicestershire in June 1940. His sister, Amy Myddelton Peacock, married the first-class cricketer Edgar Lubbock.[8]
References
- ^ Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans. p. 554.
- ^ "No. 26509". The London Gazette. 4 May 1894.
- ^ "No. 27160". The London Gazette. 2 February 1900.
- ^ "No. 28163". The London Gazette. 31 July 1908.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Horace Peacock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Horace Peacock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Horace Peacock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Profile: Edgar Lubbock". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
External links
- Horace Peacock at ESPNcricinfo