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
Born	1 December 1905 Bramhall, Cheshire, England
Died	19 April 1986(1986-04-19) (aged 80) Hove, Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Thomas Higson, Sr. (father) Thomas Higson, Jr. (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1928–1931	Lancashire
1933	Minor Counties
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 51 Batting average 25.50 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 29 Balls bowled 54 Wickets 0 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.