Peter Ledden

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Peter Ledden
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Personal information
Full name
Peter Robert Varville Ledden
Born(1943-07-12)12 July 1943
Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
Died3 July 2025(2025-07-03) (aged 81)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961–1967Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 35 4
Runs scored 756 23
Batting average 15.12 5.75
100s/50s 0/4 0/0
Top score 98 12
Balls bowled 554 51
Wickets 8 0
Bowling average 42.25
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/43
Catches/stumpings 18/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 July 2012

Peter Robert Varville Ledden (12 July 1943 – 3 July 2025) was an English cricketer. Ledden was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Scarborough, Yorkshire.

Ledden made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey at the County Ground, Hove, in the 1961 County Championship. He made 34 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Oxford University in 1967.[1] With the bat, he scored a total of 756 runs at an average of 15.12, with a highest score of 98.[2] This score was one of four half centuries he made and was the top score on the match against Warwickshire in 1964.[3] With the ball, he took 8 wickets at a bowling average of 42.25, with best figures of 5/43 against Cambridge University in 1966.[4][5]

Ledden also played List A cricket for Sussex, making his debut in that format against Yorkshire in the 1963 Gillette Cup. He made three further List A appearances for Sussex, against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup, the touring Australians in 1964, and Somerset in the 1966 Gillette Cup.[6] In his four matches, he scored a total of 23 runs at an average of 5.75, with a high score of 12.[7]

In later life, Ledden moved to Western Australia. He died in Perth on 3 July 2025.[8]

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