Famous Cricketers No 51 - Don Kenyon

54. Worcestershire v Yorkshire, Bradford, August 14, 16, 17 (Yorkshire won by 58 runs) c E.I.Lester b J.H.Wardle 18 152 290 c H.Halliday b A.Coxon 14 180 100 2 55. Worcestershire v Yorkshire, Worcester, August 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) c J.H.Wardle b E.P.Robinson 22 231 218 1 lbw b J.H.Wardle 13 133-5 56. Worcestershire v Warwickshire, Dudley, August 21, 23, 24 (Match drawn) c A.Townsend b T.L.Pritchard 0 108 236 b W.E.Hollies 0 245-9 140-4d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 14 26 3 403 46 17.52 - - 9 Other matches 1 2 0 17 17 8.50 - - - Season 15 28 3 420 46 16.80 - - 9 Career 56 101 8 2062 152* 22.17 3 3 28 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Championship 0.2 0 0 0 - - 1949 Having gained a regular place in the Worcestershire side again, a career best of 182 at Kidderminster against Somerset in July was the highlight of a much better season for Don. He hit 4 sixes and 27 fours in an innings that gave the county a good start to their chase for 339 runs in three and a quarter hours, finished by Roly Jenkins off the fifth ball of the last over for a two wickets win. This was his only century of the season but he had eleven scores of fifty plus and ended the season with a creditable 1691 runs and an average of 31.90. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 57. Worcestershire v Oxford University, The Parks, May 4, 5, 6 (Worcestershire won by six wickets) c G.H.Chesterton b J.N.Bartlett 82 332 369-6 c C.R.D.Rudd b J.N.Bartlett 71 229-4 189-6d 58. Worcestershire v New Zealanders, Worcester, May 7, 9, 10 (New Zealanders won by 150 runs) b G.F.Cresswell 1 279 425 c F.L.H.Mooney b J.A.Hayes 1 216 220-5d 59. Worcestershire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, May 11,12,13 (Warwickshire won by 136 runs) st R.T.Spooner b W.E.Hollies 21 172 283 c R.T.Spooner b R.G.Thompson 2 71 96 60. Worcestershire v Sussex, Chichester, May 14, 16, 17 (Worcestershire won by 64 runs) b D.J.Wood 0 228 249 c J.G.Langridge b D.J.Wood 37 214 129 1 61. Worcestershire v Glamorgan, Pontypridd, May 18, 19, 20 (Gamorgan won by three wickets) c P.B.Clift b W.Wooller 12 126 108 1 b W.Wooller 3 132-9d 154-7 1 62. Worcestershire v Yorkshire, Bramall Lane, May 21, 23, 24 (Worcestershire won by 186 runs) hit wkt b J.H.Wardle 13 263 153 c E.I.Lester b E.P.Robinson 44 223-7d 147 63. Worcestershire v Lancashire, Worcester, May 25, 26, 27 (Match drawn) c B.J.Howard b R.Pollard 87 327-9d 169 197-6 64. Worcestershire v Warwickshire, Worcester, May 28, 30, 31 (Worcestershire won by 175 runs) lbw b W.E.Hollies 0 323 190 2 not out 15 165-3d 123 1 10