Peter Blagg
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| Full name | Peter Henry Blagg | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1918 Basford, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 March 1943 (aged 24) near Donbaik, Burma | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Peter Henry Blagg (11 September 1918 – 18 March 1943) was an English first-class cricketer and soldier.
Life and career
[edit]Blagg was educated at Shrewsbury School, where he played in the First XI from 1935 to 1937.[1] He went up to Oxford University, where after his exams in 1939 he replaced Manning Clark as wicket-keeper in the university team,[2] playing the remaining ten matches of the season and gaining his Blue.
He made a number of stumpings off the Oxford spin bowlers. In the match against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) he stumped three off the leg-spin of Algernon Marsham, including Denis Compton.[3] He batted low in the order, with a highest score of 28 not out against Somerset.[4] His last first-class match was Oxford's victory over Cambridge University.[5]
Blagg was also awarded a Blue for football in 1939.[6]
In World War II Blagg served as a lieutenant in the Royal Welch Fusiliers. He died in action near Donbaik in Burma in March 1943, and is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Miscellaneous matches played by Peter Blagg
- ^ Geoffrey Partington, "Stumped for Grace", Quadrant, December 2004, p. 56.
- ^ MCC v Oxford University 1939
- ^ Somerset v Oxford University 1939
- ^ Oxford University v Cambridge University 1939
- ^ Supplementary war deaths 1940-44, Wisden 1946. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ Casualty details: Blagg, Peter Henry
External links
[edit]- Peter Blagg at Cricinfo
- Peter Blagg at CricketArchive
- 1918 births
- 1943 deaths
- English cricketers
- Oxford University cricketers
- People educated at Shrewsbury School
- Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford
- Royal Welch Fusiliers officers
- British Army personnel killed in World War II
- Cricketers from Nottingham
- Military personnel from Nottingham
- Cricketers from Nottinghamshire