Peter Blagg

Peter Henry Blagg (11 September 1918 – 18 March 1943) was an English first-class cricketer and soldier.

Peter Blagg

Personal information
Full name	Peter Henry Blagg
Born	(1918-09-11)11 September 1918 Basford, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	18 March 1943(1943-03-18) (aged 24) near Donbaik, Burma
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicketkeeper
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 67 Batting average 8.37 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 28 not out Catches/stumpings 17/12
Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2014

Life and career

Blagg was educated at Shrewsbury School, where he played in the First XI from 1935 to 1937.^[1] He went up to Oxford University, where after his exams in 1939 he replaced Manning Clark as wicket-keeper in the university team,^[2] playing the remaining ten matches of the season and gaining his Blue.

He made a number of stumpings off the Oxford spin bowlers. In the match against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) he stumped three off the leg-spin of Algernon Marsham, including Denis Compton.^[3] He batted low in the order, with a highest score of 28 not out against Somerset.^[4] His last first-class match was Oxford's victory over Cambridge University.^[5]

Blagg was also awarded a Blue for football in 1939.^[6]

In World War II Blagg served as a lieutenant in the Royal Welch Fusiliers. He died in action near Donbaik in Burma in March 1943, and is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial.^[7]