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Peter Lever, bowler who won the Ashes with England and silverware with Lancashire

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Peter Lever was born in Todmorden , on the Yorkshire side of the county boundary with Lancashire , on September 17 1940 .

He was born 13 months after his brother Colin , who went on to play Minor Counties cricket.

He took 41 wickets in 17 Tests for England , taking nearly 800 first -class wickets.

Lever was a medium-fast bowler who won the Ashes with England .

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