biography
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May, Peter (Barker Howard)
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| (1929–94)
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| biography:
| Cricketer and administrator, born in Reading, S England, UK. He studied at Cambridge, and was one of the last great amateur cricketers, first capped for Surrey in 1950. He played in 66 Tests for England (41 as captain), scoring 4537 runs at an average of 46·77, and in all first-class matches scored 27 592 runs, at an average of 51, including 85 centuries. His highest score, 285 not out, at the Edgbaston Test in 1957, was at the time a record by an English captain. With Colin Cowdrey of Kent, he set up the record fourth-wicket Test partnership of 411 against the West Indies at Edgbaston in 1957. He later became chairman of the England Cricket Selection Committee (1982–8). |
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