Peter Jaques

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title: "Peter Jaques" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1919-births", "2013-deaths", "military-personnel-from-leicester", "cricketers-from-leicester", "british-army-personnel-of-world-war-ii", "royal-artillery-officers", "english-cricketers", "leicestershire-cricketers", "people-from-aylestone", "20th-century-english-sportsmen"] description: "English cricketer" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jaques" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
country	England
fullname	Peter Heath Jaques
birth_date	20 November 1919
birth_place	Aylestone, Leicestershire,
England
death_date	4 July 2013 (aged 93)
death_place	Taunton, Somerset, England
batting	Right-handed
family	Robin Lett (grandson)
club1	Leicestershire
year1	1949
columns	1
column1	First-class
matches1	1
runs1	69
bat avg1	34.50
100s/50s1	–/1
top score1	55
hidedeliveries	true
catches/stumpings1	–/–
date	30 December
year	2012
source	http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15653.html Cricinfo
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| name = | image = | country = England | fullname = Peter Heath Jaques | nickname = | birth_date = 20 November 1919 | birth_place = Aylestone, Leicestershire, England | death_date = 4 July 2013 (aged 93) | death_place = Taunton, Somerset, England | heightft = | heightinch = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = | role = | family = Robin Lett (grandson) | club1 = Leicestershire | year1 = 1949 | columns = 1 | column1 = First-class | matches1 = 1 | runs1 = 69 | bat avg1 = 34.50 | 100s/50s1 = –/1 | top score1 = 55 | hidedeliveries = true | catches/stumpings1 = –/– | date = 30 December | year = 2012 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15653.html Cricinfo 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.

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. He relinquished his commission from the Royal Regiment of Artillery in October 1944 on account of ill health. However, this was cancelled the following month, but the relinquishing of his commission was reinstated again later in that month. Following the war, Jaques made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire against Northamptonshire at the County Ground, Northampton in 1949. 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. 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.

References

References

1. {{London Gazette. (11 February 1944)
2. {{London Gazette. (24 October 1944)
3. {{London Gazette. (14 November 1944)
4. {{London Gazette. (21 November 1944)
5. "First-Class Matches played by Peter Jaques". CricketArchive.
6. "Northamptonshire v Leicestershire, 1949". CricketArchive.

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