Peter Hayes

Peter James Hayes (born 20 May 1954) is a former English cricketer. Hayes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Crowborough, Sussex.

Hayes made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Gloucestershire in 1974. He made 26 further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Oxford University in 1977. In his 27 first-class appearance for the university, he scored 343 runs at an average of 10.93, with a high score of 56 not out. This score, his only first-class fifty, came against Glamorgan in 1977. With the ball, he took 51 wickets at a bowling average of 35.92, with best figures of 5/48. These figures, his only five wicket haul, came against Nottinghamshire in 1975. He made his List A debut for Cambridge University against Essex in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. He played a further List A match in that season's competition for the university against Surrey. The following season he played List A cricket for the Combined Universities, playing his first match for the team against Hampshire in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Kent in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup. and 8 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for Suffolk against Derbyshire in the 1981 NatWest Trophy. He made 5 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. With the bat, he scored 40 runs at an average of 10.00, with a high score of 26 not out. He retired at the end of the 1990 season.