Peter, the Lord's cat

Peter, the Lord's cat (1950 – 5 November 1964), also known as The Marylebone mog, [ [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/262513.html "Player Profile: Peter The Cat"] from Cricinfo (retrieved 2 November 2006).] was a cat who lived at Lord's Cricket Ground in London from 1952 to 1964. He is the only animal to be given an obituary in the standard cricket reference book, "Wisden Cricketers' Almanack". [http://content.cricinfo.com/asksteven/content/story/139426.html "Ask Steven"] from Cricinfo, 14 June 2004 (retrieved 2 November 2006).] [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/266571.html "Animal Antics"] from Cricinfo, 1 November 2006 (retrieved 2 November 2006).]

The obituary appeared in the 1965 edition of Wisden, under the name "CAT, PETER". It described him as "a well-known cricket-watcher" who "could often be seen prowling on the field of play"; he "loved publicity" and "frequently appeared on the television"."Wisden Cricketers' Almanack", 1965, p. 973. Available online at [http://content.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228442.html Wisden Almanack archive] (registration required; retrieved 2 November 2006); or without registration at [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/262513.html "Player Profile"] ("op. cit.") or [http://content.cricinfo.com/asksteven/content/story/139426.html "Ask Steven"] ("op. cit.").] Despite this, it seems that no photographs of him are known. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/266571.html "Animal Antics"] ("op. cit."). A photograph which http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/image/175423.html (retrieved 2 November 2006) claims to be of Peter, of which a detail can also be found at [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/262513.html "Player Profile"] ("op. cit.") and [http://content.cricinfo.com/asksteven/content/story/139426.html "Ask Steven"] ("op. cit."), is said at "Animal Antics" to be of Peter's successor, Sinbad.]

Peter is mentioned in the title of a 2006 anthology of Wisden obituaries, "Peter, the Lord's Cat: And Other Unexpected Obituaries from Wisden"."Peter, the Lord's Cat: And Other Unexpected Obituaries from Wisden", 2006, edited by Gideon Haigh, Aurum Press, ISBN 1-84513-163-0.]

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