Ian Peebles

Ian Peebles

Personal information
Born	(1908-01-20)20 January 1908 Aberdeen, Scotland
Died	28 February 1980(1980-02-28) (aged 72) Speen, Buckinghamshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak, googly
International information
National side	England
Test debut	24 December 1927 v South Africa
Last Test	15 August 1931 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 13 251 Runs scored 98 2,213 Batting average 10.88 9.66 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 Top score 26 58 Balls bowled 2,882 42,937 Wickets 45 923 Bowling average 30.91 21.38 5 wickets in innings 3 62 10 wickets in match 0 15 Best bowling 6/63 8/24 Catches/stumpings 5/– 172/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 December 2018

Ian Alexander Ross Peebles (20 January 1908 – 28 February 1980) was a cricketer who played for Oxford University, Middlesex, Scotland and England. After retiring from cricket he became a cricket writer, working as a journalist on The Sunday Times and as the author of many books on cricket.