Background
He was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester.
He was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester.
Peel was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Peel made his debut for Cheshire in the 1989 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1989 to 1996, including 59 Minor Counties Championship matches and 12 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
In 1992, he made his List A debut against Gloucestershire in the National Westminster Trophy.
He played three further List A matches for Cheshire, the last coming against Northamptonshire in the 1996 National Westminster Trophy. In his four List A matches, he was dismissed for a duck in each of his four innings.
With the ball he took four wickets at a bowling average of 49.00, with best figures of 2/45. He also played Second XI cricket for the Lancashire Second XI in 1989.
Peel died in Charnock Richard, Lancashire, near his home on 28 January 2016, after having suffered from a brain tumour.