Saturday, March 29, 2025

Farewell Perter.

Peter Lever: he took 41 wickets for England and nearly 800 for Lancashire

Peter Lever: he took 41 wickets for England and nearly 800 for Lancashire  Credit: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Peter Lever, who has died aged 84, was a fast-medium bowler who won the Ashes with England, for whom he took 41 wickets in 17 Tests; he played in the very first one-day international, and won the Gillette Cup with Lancashire, for whom he took nearly 800 first-class wickets. Obituaries - DT.

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