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On Thursday, March 27, Peter Lever, the former Lancashire and England fast bowler, died at the age of 84 following a short illness, as revealed by his wife Ros. Peter Lever was a part of the England cricket team that emerged victorious in the Ashes 1970-71 against Australia down under under Raymond Illingworth’s captaincy, which is considered as one of the greatest accomplishments in any English cricketer’s career.
Notably, Peter Lever first played for England in Test cricket against the Rest of World XI in 1970, but those matches were eventually stripped of their status. With that, his Test debut happened against Australia in the Ashes 1970-71 down under, and on the same trip, he was a part of the first-ever ODI match in history, which was put together after the third Test of the series in Melbourne got washed out.
Peter Lever played for Lancashire from 1960 to 1976 in County Cricket
In his international career, Peter Lever played 17 Test matches and took 41 wickets for England, while his ODI career lasted only 10 matches wherein he took 11 wickets. The best of Peter Lever came for Lancashire in County Cricket from 1970 to 1976 when he took nearly 800 wickets in more than 300 First-class matches for his club.
In their post on X, Lancashire County Cricket Club remembered their Hall of Famer Peter Lever’s passing. The wife of Peter Lever, named Ros, gave a statement on her husband’s passing, as per BBC Sport, “It is with a heavy heart and deep sadness that Peter Lever has passed away peacefully today. A beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. An enormous thank you to everyone that has been caring and considerate in supporting Peter through these difficult recent times.”
