Peter Henry Blagg (11 September 1918 – 18 March 1943) was an English first-class cricketer and soldier.
Life and career Blagg was educated at Shrewsbury School, where he played in the First XI from 1935 to 1937.Miscellaneous matches played by Peter Blagg He went up to Oxford University, where after his exams in 1939 he replaced Manning Clark as wicket-keeper in the university team,Geoffrey Partington, "Stumped for Grace", Quadrant, December 2004, p. 56. 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.MCC v Oxford University 1939 He batted low in the order, with a highest score of 28 not out against Somerset.Somerset v Oxford University 1939 His last first-class match was Oxford's victory over Cambridge University.Oxford University v Cambridge University 1939
Blagg was also awarded a Blue for football in 1939.Supplementary war deaths 1940-44, Wisden 1946. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
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.Casualty details: Blagg, Peter Henry
References
External links Peter Blagg at Cricinfo Peter Blagg at CricketArchive