Peter May - Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

  • May has a stand named after him (the 'Peter May Enclosure') at The Oval, Surrey, England.
  • Peter May was also an outstanding Eton Fives player, winning the Kinnaird Cup (effectively the national championship) three years running (from 1951 to 1953), partnered by his brother, J W H May. As a pair, the May brothers were invincible, and were never defeated.
  • An outstanding right-handed golfer, May was reputed to have become bored with the game, bought a set of left-handed clubs and became a scratch golfer both left and right-handed.
  • May is mentioned in the Peter Hammill song, "(No More) The Sub-Mariner", from the 1974 album, In Camera
Sporting positions
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

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