▁the ▁season , ▁but ▁took ▁only ▁two ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁them . ▁He ▁was ▁perhaps ▁un l ucky ▁with ▁weather , ▁in ▁that ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁matches ▁were ▁ra ined ▁off ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁brought ▁on ▁to ▁bow l , ▁but ▁later ▁on ▁there ▁seemed ▁a ▁marked ▁rel uct ance ▁to ▁bow l ▁him : ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁game , ▁against ▁the ▁weak ▁Wor c esters hire ▁side , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁bow l ▁at ▁all ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁inn ings ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁sixth ▁bow ler ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁inn ings . ▁Pe are ' s ▁bow ling ▁action ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁is ▁described ▁in ▁a ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁York shire ▁match ▁at ▁Ed gb ast on ▁in ▁late ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 6 : ▁"[ Pe are ] ▁has ▁a ▁short ▁c ork s cre w ▁kind ▁of ▁run , ▁and ▁a ▁quick ▁action , ▁but ▁his ▁pace ▁is ▁only ▁medium ." ▁The ▁same ▁newspaper ▁reported ▁that , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁inn ings , ▁Pe are , ▁field ing ▁at ▁mid - off , ▁had ▁let ▁two ▁success ive ▁sh ots ▁from ▁Herbert ▁S ut cl iffe ▁off ▁the ▁bow ling ▁of ▁Bob ▁Wy att ▁pass ▁through ▁his ▁hands ▁to ▁the ▁boundary . ▁ ▁Pe are ▁was ▁not ▁given ▁a ▁contract ▁by ▁War wick shire . ▁His ▁only ▁other ▁rather ▁more ▁successful ▁appearance ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁came ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁later ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁M CC ▁against ▁Ireland ▁in ▁Dublin ; ▁on ▁this