| William Peach | |
| Country: | England |
| Birth Date: | 6 May 1875 |
| Birth Place: | Timberland Fen, Lincolnshire, England |
| Death Place: | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Year1: | 1905 |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 3 July |
| Debutyear1: | 1905 |
| Debutfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst1: | Leicestershire |
| Onetype1: | true |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 10 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 10 |
| Deliveries1: | 64 |
| Wickets1: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 11.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/46 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | July |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31956/31956.html CricketArchive |
William Peach (6 May 1875 – 29 January 1959) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1905.
Peach was born in Timberland Fen, Lincolnshire, the son of Joseph Peach, a labourer, and his wife Olive.[1]
Peach played club cricket for Chesterfield Cricket Club,[2] and made his first and only first-class appearance for Derbyshire in the 1905 season against Leicestershire in July. He took 4 wickets for 46, including the wickets of John King and Albert Knight and made 10 runs in his second innings in a match when Derbyshire players averaged 3 in the first innings and 8 in the second. Peach was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 4 wickets at an average of 11.50 in his first-class career and scored 10 runs in total.[3]
Peach played two minor counties championship matches for Lincolnshire the first in 1908 and the second in 1914. He died in Stonegravels, Chesterfield, Derbyshire at the age of 83.[4]