Peter Higson

Peter Higson (1 December 1905 – 19 April 1986) was an English cricketer active in the late nineteen-twenties and early nineteen-thirties. Born at Bramhall, Cheshire and educated at Cheltenham College, Higson was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Lancashire.

Peter Higson
Personal information
Full namePeter Higson
Born1 December 1905
Bramhall, Cheshire, England
Died19 April 1986(1986-04-19) (aged 80)
Hove, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsThomas Higson, Sr. (father)
Thomas Higson, Jr. (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1933Minor Counties
1928–1931Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 51
Batting average 25.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 29
Balls bowled 54
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 March 2014

Higson made his first-class debut for Lancashire in 1928 after playing five seasons for the Lancashire Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] His first-class debut was against Sussex at Old Trafford in the County Championship.[2] He played two further first-class matches for Lancashire, against Warwickshire in 1929 and Somerset in 1931,[2] though his appearances for Lancashire remained predominantly for the Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] He was selected to play a combined Minor Counties team in a first-class fixture against Oxford University in 1933, his final appearance in first-class cricket.[2] Higson scored a total of 51 runs in his four first-class matches, top-scoring with 29.[3]

Following his playing career, Higson was the President of Lancashire County Cricket Club in 1973 and 1974.[3] He died at Hove, Sussex on 19 April 1986. His father Thomas Higson was a first-class cricketer, as was his brother, also Thomas.

Notes
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Peter Higson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Peter Higson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. "Player profile: Peter Higson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
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