Richard Charles Peters (12 September 1911 – 26 October 1989) played first-class

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for

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in one match in 1946. He was born at Chew Magna,

and died at

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, also in Somerset. Peters was a tail-end right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He was in his mid-30s when he played his single first-class match, against

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, and on a wicket suiting spin bowling rather than pace he bowled only six overs in the match, failing to take a wicket, and not being used at all in the second innings. He was not selected again.

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