John Peacey

John Peacey

Personal information
Full name	John Raphael Peacey
Born	(1896-07-16)16 July 1896 Hove, Sussex, England
Died	31 October 1971(1971-10-31) (aged 75) Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1920–1922	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 54 Batting average 9.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 26 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 December 2011

John Raphael Peacey (16 July 1896 – 31 October 1971) was an English cricketer. Peacey's batting style is unknown. He was born at Hove, Sussex and educated at St Edmund's School, Kent. He was also a Canon in the Church of England and wrote some 18 hymn texts which were published posthumously in 1991 under the title 'Go Forth For God' which was released by the Hope Publishing Company.

Peacey made his first-class debut for Sussex against Cambridge University in 1920. He made two further appearances in 1921 against Warwickshire and Oxford University, before making a single appearance in 1922 against Cambridge University. In these four matches, he scored a total of 54 runs at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 26.

He died at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex on 31 October 1971.

External links

• John Peacey at ESPNcricinfo
• John Peacey at CricketArchive
• J. R Peacy at Hope Publishing