Percy Jeeves

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = ENG
name = Percy Jeeves
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm medium-fast
tests = 0
test runs = 0
test bat avg = -
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 0
test balls = 0
test wickets = 0
test bowl avg = n/a
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = n/a
test catches/stumpings = 0/0
FCs = 50
FC runs = 1204
FC bat avg = 16.05
FC 100s/50s = -/4
FC top score = 86*
FC balls = 8952
FC wickets = 199
FC bowl avg = 20.03
FC 5s = 12
FC 10s = 1
FC best bowling = 7/34
FC catches/stumpings = 49/-
debut date = 30 may
debut year = 1912
last date = 27 August
last year = 1914
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30601/30601.html

Percy Jeeves (5 March 1888 – 22 July 1916) was a British first-class cricketer from England, playing 50 matches for Warwickshire County Cricket Club from 1912 to 1914. He joined the British Army in the First World War and was killed in action in 1916. P. G. Wodehouse named his character Jeeves after him.

Overview

Percy Jeeves was born on 5 March 1888 in Earlsheaton, near Dewsbury in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. He played cricket at Goole Cricket Club, and became a professional player at Hawes Cricket Club. In 1910, he did trials with the Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

In 1912, he joined Warwickshire. In 1913, mainly a fast-medium bowler, he took 106 wickets in first-class matches, at 20.88, and scored 765 runs at 20.13. In 1914, he took 90 further wickets. In all, he took 199 wickets in his 50 first-class matches at a bowling average of 20.03.

In 1914, Jeeves was picked to play for the Players against the Gentlemen at the Oval, assisting the Players to victory by taking 4-44 in the Gentlemen's second innings, and Plum Warner predicted a bright future for him.

A few months later, after the outbreak of the First World War, Jeeves joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. On 22 July 1916 (aged 28), Percy Jeeves was killed in action in France, in High Wood near Montauban, during the Battle of the Somme.

P. G. Wodehouse's characters Bertie Wooster and his ingenious valet Jeeves have become famous since their 1915 debut short story; Wodehouse has said that he named his Jeeves after Percy Jeeves.Wodehouse, in his 1953 semi-autobiographical book "Bring on the Girls!".

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* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30601/30601.html Profile] from CricketArchive

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