Peter May
| Full name: | Peter Barker Howard May |
| Born: | 31st December 1929, The Mount, Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Died: | 27th December 1994, Liphook, Hampshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Biography: | President of MCC 1980-81. Appointed CBE 1981 for services to cricket. Later, director Willis Faber (insurance) |
| Other Sports: | With brother JWH May won Eton Fives amateur championship 1951, 1952 and 1953. Soccer for Cambridge University (Blue). |
| Relations: | Brother: JWH May; Father-in-law: AHH Gilligan |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1951-1961); Cambridge University (Main FC: 1950-1952); Surrey (Main FC: 1950-1963); Berkshire (Minor Counties Championship: 1946); Surrey Second XI (Minor Counties Championship: 1948); All teams |
| Surrey cap: 1950 | |
| Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year: 1951 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1952 | |
| Surrey Captain: 1957 - 1962 | |
| South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year: 1957 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Articles: | Ashes heroes in ICC Hall of Fame |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1951-1961) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 66 | 106 | 9 | 4537 | 285* | 46.77 | 13 | 22 | 42 | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1948-1963) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 388 | 618 | 77 | 27592 | 285* | 51.00 | 85 | 127 | 282 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1950-1952) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Cambridge University | 102 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 0-0 | 2.88 | ||||
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1946-1948) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 2 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 34 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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