Peter John Kippax (15 October 1940[1] – January 2017) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Yorkshire,[1]Durham and Northumberland. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he played five first-class matches but they spanned twenty six years.
Kippax played three times in his debut season of 1961, against Sussex, Leicestershire and Kent and once in 1962 against the touring Pakistani team. The Yorkshire team, about to begin their domination of the County Championship during the 1960s were well served with spinners such as Ray Illingworth and Don Wilson, and had little room for Kippax's leg spinners.
In his eight first-class innings he scored 40 runs, with a highest score of 9 for an average of 6.66, and took 12 wickets at 33.00 with a best return of 5 for 74. In 13 one day matches for Durham and Northumberland, he averaged 17.00 with the bat, scoring 187 runs with a best of 42, and took 20 wickets at 19.35 with a best of 3 for 24.
He ran his own bat making business for almost thirty years, Peter Kippax Sports and then Kippax Willow, with his English willow bats being used by many Yorkshire county and league players. Kippax died from Alzheimer's disease in January 2017 aged 76.[3]
References
^ abcWarner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 372. ISBN978-1-905080-85-4.
