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English cricketer and British Army officer

Horace Peacock
Personal information
Full nameHorace Ogilvie Peacock
Born26 September 1869
St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England
Died5 June 1940(1940-06-05) (aged 70)
Harston, Leicestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1895Lincolnshire
1896–1899MCC
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 124
Batting average 12.40
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 38
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 February 2019

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. After leaving Harrow he enlisted in the British Army with the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry as a second lieutenant.

He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in February 1900. Having served in the Second Boer War, Peacock was promoted several years later to the rank of major in April 1908.

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. 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. He scored 124 runs across these six matches, averaging 12.40, with a high score of 38.

Death

He died at Harston in Leicestershire in June 1940. His sister, Amy Myddelton Peacock, married the first-class cricketer Edgar Lubbock.

References

  1. Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans. p. 554.
  2. "No. 26509". The London Gazette. 4 May 1894.
  3. "No. 27160". The London Gazette. 2 February 1900.
  4. "No. 28163". The London Gazette. 31 July 1908.
  5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Horace Peacock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  6. "First-Class Matches played by Horace Peacock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Horace Peacock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  8. "Profile: Edgar Lubbock". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

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