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 Unive