Peter Courtenay (cricketer)

Peter Jeofry Searle Courtenay (11 March 1914 – 7 April 1959) played first-class cricket for Somerset in two matches in the 1934 season.[1] He was born at Weymouth in Dorset and died at Broadstone, also in Dorset. His younger brother Geofry also played for Somerset.

Peter Courtenay
Personal information
Full name
Peter Jeofry Searle Courtenay
Born(1914-03-11)11 March 1914
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Died7 April 1959(1959-04-07) (aged 45)
Broadstone, Dorset, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
RelationsBrother, Geof
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1934Somerset
First-class debut30 June 1934 Somerset v Derbyshire
Last First-class6 July 1934 Somerset v Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 15
Batting average 3.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 March 2011

Educated at Marlborough College, Courtenay played as a lower-order right-handed batsman in two matches inside a week for Somerset, but was not successful, failing to reach double figures in any of his four first-class innings.

In the Second World War, he is recorded in the London Gazette as being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army in Burma Reserve of Officers (ABRO).[2] In 1959, he killed himself with a shotgun while suffering from depression.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Peter Courtenay". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. ^ "No. 35883". The London Gazette. 29 January 1943. p. 561.
  3. ^ "Secretary of golf club found shot". Evening Post. 4 April 1959. p. 24. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Golf Club Secretary Shot Himself". The Birmingham Post. 7 April 1959. p. 30. Retrieved 17 October 2023.