Peter John Wales (30 October 1928 – 3 October 2018) was a former English

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er. Wales was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm

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. He was born in

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and was educated at the Hove Grammar School. Wales made his debut for

in the 1948

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against

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. Shaw played

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cricket for Sussex from 1948 to 1949, which included 13 Minor Counties Championship matches. Wales made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against

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at Manor Sports Ground, Worthing in 1951. In Hampshire's first-innings, Wales took the wickets of Jimmy Gray,

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and

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for the cost of 12 runs from nine overs. He opened the batting in Sussex's first-innings, scoring 29 runs before being bowled by

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. In Hampshire's second-innings, he took the wickets of

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and

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for the cost of just one run from four overs. He ended Sussex's second-innings unbeaten on 9, with Sussex winning by 10 wickets. Despite a strong showing in the match, this was Wales' only major appearance for Sussex. Wales died in

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on 3 October 2018 at the age of 89.

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