Percy Jeeves

Percy Jeeves

Percy Jeeves with Warwickshire insignia
Personal information
Born	(1888-03-05)5 March 1888 Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England
Died	22 July 1916(1916-07-22) (aged 28) High Wood, Somme, France
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1912–1914	Warwickshire
First-class debut	30 May 1912 Warwickshire v Australia
Last First-class	27 August 1914 Warwickshire v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 50 Runs scored 1204 Batting average 16.05 100s/50s -/4 Top score 86* Balls bowled 8952 Wickets 199 Bowling average 20.03 5 wickets in innings 12 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 7/34 Catches/stumpings 49/-
Source: Cricket Archive

Percy Jeeves (5 March 1888 – 22 July 1916) was a first-class cricketer from England, playing 50 first-class matches in his career, all but one for Warwickshire County Cricket Club from 1912 to 1914. He played one match for the Players against the Gentlemen in 1914. Jeeves 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.^[1]