Peter (Barker Howard) May - External references

Cricketer and administrator, born in Reading, S England, UK. He studied at Cambridge, and was one of the last great amateur cricketers, first capped for Surrey in 1950. He played in 66 Tests for England (41 as captain), scoring 4537 runs at an average of 46·77, and in all first-class matches scored 27 592 runs, at an average of 51, including 85 centuries. His highest score, 285 not out, at the Edgbaston Test in 1957, was at the time a record by an English captain. With Colin Cowdrey of Kent, he set up the record fourth-wicket Test partnership of 411 against the West Indies at Edgbaston in 1957. He later became chairman of the England Cricket Selection Committee (1982–8).

Peter Barker Howard May England (Eng)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	n/a
	Tests	First-class
Matches	66	388
Runs scored	4537	27592
Batting average	46.77	51.00
100s/50s	13/22	85/127
Top score	285*	285*
Balls bowled	0	102
Wickets	0	0
Bowling average	n/a	n/a
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	n/a	n/a
Catches/stumpings	42/0	282/0
Test debut: 26 July 1951 Last Test: 22 August 1961 Source:

Peter Barker Howard May, CBE (31 December 1929 – 27 December 1994) was an English cricketer who played for Surrey, Cambridge University and England.

Preceded by: Len Hutton	English national cricket captain 1955-1959/60]]	Succeeded by: Colin Cowdrey
Preceded by: Colin Cowdrey	English national cricket captain 1961	Succeeded by: Ted Dexter

External references

Cricinfo page on Peter May Cricket Archive Kinnaird Cup results on the Eton Fives Association website