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Peter Barker Howard May, C.B.E. was born( 31 December 1929 in Reading, Berkshire and died on 27 December 1994) in Liphook, Hampshire from a brain tumour. He was an English cricketer who played for Surrey, Cambridge University and England.
He was educated at Charterhouse and Cambridge University.
P.B.H.May captained England on 41 occasions, winning 20 games, more than any other England captain. He lost 10 and drew 11 games.
May was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1952
May has a stand named after him (the 'Peter May Enclosure') at The Oval, Surrey, England.
He married Virginia Gilligan, a daughter of the former England captain Harold Gilligan. They had three children.
He served posthumously as President of Surrey CCC in 1995/1996.
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