Peter Hatch (cricketer)

Peter Hatch
Personal information
Full name
Peter George Hatch
Born (1938-07-03) 3 July 1938 (age 86)
Kirkee, Bombay Presidency,
British India
BattingRight-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 60
Batting average 8.57
100s/50s –/–
Top score 15
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 March 2019

Peter George Hatch (born 3 July 1938) is an English former first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Hatch was born at Kirkee, in what was then British India. He was educated in England at Malvern College,[1] before attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He graduated from the Royal Military Academy in December 1958, entering into the Royal Engineers as a second lieutenant.[2] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in December 1960.[3] Hatch debuted in first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team against Surrey at The Oval in 1960, a season in which he also played against the touring South Africans at Portsmouth.[4]

He attended Queens' College at the University of Cambridge during his military service, graduating with a B.A. in 1963.[5] While at Cambridge, he played two first-class matches for the Free Foresters in 1961.[4] He was the secretary to the college cricket club in 1961–62, a position he relinquished upon his impending marriage.[6] In that same season, he played his final first-class match for the Combined Services against Northamptonshire.[4] Across five first-class matches, Hatch scored 60 runs with a high score of 15.[1] Shortly after obtaining his B.A., he was promoted to the rank of captain in December 1964.[7] He gained his masters from Cambridge in 1967.[5] He retired from active military service in June 1968, having received a gratuity.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Player profile: Peter Hatch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ^ "No. 41635". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 February 1959. p. 1153.
  3. ^ "No. 42222". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 December 1960. p. 8713.
  4. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Peter Hatch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year 1991. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 596. ISBN 9780521434683.
  6. ^ Queens' College 1961-1962 (PDF). Queens' College, Cambridge. 1963. p. 15.
  7. ^ "No. 43518". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 December 1964. p. 10818.
  8. ^ "No. 44625". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1968. p. 7348.