Former England fast bowler Peter Lever has died at the age of 84.
"It is with a heavy heart and deep sadness that Peter Lever has passed away peacefully today," Lever's wife Ros said, as reported by the BBC. "A beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
"An enormous thank you to everyone that has been caring and considerate in supporting Peter through these difficult recent times."
Lever played 17 Tests and 10 ODIs for England between 1970 and 1975. A right-arm seamer, he took 41 wicket at 36.80 in the longest format, and 11 wickets at 23.72 in ODIs.
In domestic cricket, Lever was a Lancashire legend, picking 796 wickets in his first-class career from 301 games. In List A cricket, he had 272 wickets from 183 matches.
Lever was part of England's Ashes winning team in 1970-71. He took 13 wickets from five matches at 33.76 in that tour, where he technically made his international debut. Before that, he had represented England against a Rest of World XI in 1970, taking 7-83 at The Oval.
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