Famous Cricketers No 51 - Don Kenyon

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 26 48 3 1155 152* 25.66 2 - 9 Other matches 3 6 0 144 64 24.00 - 2 1 Season 29 54 3 1299 152* 25.47 2 2 10 Career 41 73 5 1642 152* 24.14 3 3 19 1948 Don had a poor start to the season scoring just 107 runs from his first seven innings and lost his place to Fred Cooper for the visit of Surrey in May. He was in and out of the side all season and ended it at Dudley with the second ‘pair’ of his career, caught Alan Townsend, bowled Tom Pritchard in the first innings and bowled Eric Hollies in the second. His aggregate of of 420 runs was the lowest of his 21 seasons of full time cricket following his release from the services. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 42. Worcestershire v Australians, Worcester, April 28, 29, 20 (Australians won by an innings and 17 runs) lbw b R.R.Lindwall 0 233 462-8d st D.Tallon b C.L.McCool 17 212 43. Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, Gloucester, May 8, 10, 11 (Match drawn) c A.E.Wilson b T.W.J.Goddard 35 411 132 1 315-5 44. Worcestershire v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 12, 13, 14 (Middlesex won by ten wickets) lbw b J.A.Young 27 157 282 lbw b W.J.Edrich 0 132 8-0 45. Worcestershire v Glamorgan, Worcester, May 15, 17, 18 (Glamorgan won by an innings and 48 runs) b B.L.Muncer 4 284 485-9d 1 c J.T.Eaglestone b W.Wooller 24 153 46. Worcestershire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, June 9, (10), 11 (Match drawn) b T.L.Pritchard 0 172 160 not out 5 94-4 47. Worcestershire v Somerset, Worcester, June 12, 14, 15 (Somerset won by three wickets) st W.T.Luckes b J.Lawrence 13 90 160 1 lbw b H.L.Hazell 0 244 177-7 1 48. Worcestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, July 7, 8, 9 (Worcestershire won by eight wickets) c A.J.W.McIntyre b J.W.J.McMahon 46 354 218 not out 31 71-2 206 1 49. Worcestershire v Derbyshire, Kidderminster, July 10, 12, 13 (Match drawn) b A.E.G.Rhodes 2 180 282 c G.O.Dawkes b A.E.G.Rhodes 7 271-5 176-5d 50. Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, Worcester, July 17, 19, 20 (Gloucestershire won by ten wickets) c A.E.Wilson b C.J.Scott 10 143 324-9d c G.E.E.Lambert b T.W.J.Goddard 12 184 0.2 0 0 0 4-0 51. Worcestershire v Middlesex, Worcester, July 21, 22, 23 (Worcestershire won by 85 runs) c J.G.Dewes b R.Routledge 44 310 225 c L.H.Compton b L.H.Gray 30 205-9d 205 1 52. Worcestershire v Hampshire, Worcester, August 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) not out 21 223 210 b C.J.Knott 6 198-8d 51-2 53. Worcestershire v Leicestershire, Leicester, August 7, 9, 10 (Match drawn) b V.E.Jackson 19 336 179 102-1 9