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Full name | Peter James Eele | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 27 January 1935 Taunton, Somerset, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 25 January 2019 (aged 83) Wellington, Somerset, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicketkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
1958–1965 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 31 May 1958 Somerset v Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 21 June 1965 Somerset v Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 27 May 1964 Somerset v Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last List A | 10 May 1969 Devon v Hertfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
CricketArchive, 6 July 2008 |
Peter James Eele (27 January 1935 – 25 January 2019) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset and was later a first-class umpire. [1] [2]
Eele was a lower-order left-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper. He was the reserve wicketkeeper to Harold Stephenson at Somerset in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and his first-class cricket career was dictated largely by Stephenson's state of health. So 43 of Eele's 54 first-class matches came in two seasons: 1958, when Stephenson was injured for the second half of the season, and 1964, when Stephenson was able to play only three times. [3] When Stephenson left the county somewhat unwillingly at the end of the 1964 season, Somerset recruited Geoff Clayton of Lancashire as his wicketkeeping replacement. Eele stayed as Clayton's deputy for a couple of seasons, but then left the staff.
Eele's batting was his weak point. He passed 40 in a first-class innings only once, though he then went on to make an unbeaten 103 against the Pakistan Eaglets team in 1963. [4] As a wicketkeeper, he was "tidy and unshowy". [5]
After leaving Somerset, Eele played Minor Counties cricket for Devon. From 1981 to 1984 and then again from 1989 to 1990 he was on the first-class umpires list. He umpired 124 first-class and 101 List A matches. [6]
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Peter James Eele | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 27 January 1935 Taunton, Somerset, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 25 January 2019 (aged 83) Wellington, Somerset, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicketkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
1958–1965 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 31 May 1958 Somerset v Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 21 June 1965 Somerset v Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 27 May 1964 Somerset v Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last List A | 10 May 1969 Devon v Hertfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
CricketArchive, 6 July 2008 |
Peter James Eele (27 January 1935 – 25 January 2019) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset and was later a first-class umpire. [1] [2]
Eele was a lower-order left-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper. He was the reserve wicketkeeper to Harold Stephenson at Somerset in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and his first-class cricket career was dictated largely by Stephenson's state of health. So 43 of Eele's 54 first-class matches came in two seasons: 1958, when Stephenson was injured for the second half of the season, and 1964, when Stephenson was able to play only three times. [3] When Stephenson left the county somewhat unwillingly at the end of the 1964 season, Somerset recruited Geoff Clayton of Lancashire as his wicketkeeping replacement. Eele stayed as Clayton's deputy for a couple of seasons, but then left the staff.
Eele's batting was his weak point. He passed 40 in a first-class innings only once, though he then went on to make an unbeaten 103 against the Pakistan Eaglets team in 1963. [4] As a wicketkeeper, he was "tidy and unshowy". [5]
After leaving Somerset, Eele played Minor Counties cricket for Devon. From 1981 to 1984 and then again from 1989 to 1990 he was on the first-class umpires list. He umpired 124 first-class and 101 List A matches. [6]