Famous Cricketers No 51 - Don Kenyon

115. Worcestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 23, 24, 25 (Surrey won by 114 runs) c J.F.Parker b W.S.Surridge 0 175 320 1 lbw b J.F.Parker 9 171 140 116. Worcestershire v Somerset, Taunton, August 26, (28), 29 (Match drawn) b H.L.Hazell 36 149-9d 126-8 1 117. Worcestershire v Leicestershire, Leicester, September 2, 4, 5 (Worcestershire won by 177 runs) lbw b G.Lester 155 387-9d 215 1 c G.Lester b T.J.Goodwin 0 176-6d 171 118. North v South, Scarborough, September 6, 7, 8 (South won by three wickets) c T.W.Graveney b J.A.Young 51 288-7d 284-7d 2 c T.W.Graveney b J.A.Young 27 245-5d 251-7 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Players 1 2 0 59 53 24.50 - 1 - Championship 26 47 2 2002 163 44.48 6 10 23 Other matches 5 9 1 290 80 36.25 - 3 5 Season 32 58 3 2351 163 42.74 6 14 28 Career 118 213 12 6104 182 30.36 10 28 79 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Championship 1 0 6 0 - - Careeer 1.2 0 6 0 - - 1951 A confident opening partnership blossomed during the season between Eddie Cooper and Don giving Worcestershire several good starts. They shared seven opening stands of 100 plus and Don once again completed 2000 runs. He had an excellent August with hundreds at Scarborough, Cheltenham and Taunton, in consecutive matches, form that helped Worcestershire finish fourth in the County Championship. His end of season tally was 2,133 at an average 41.82 with six hundreds and nine fifties earning him a winter trip to India, Pakistan and Ceylon and his first Test appearance. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 119. Worcestershire v South Africans, Worcester, May 2, 3, (4) (Match drawn) b M.G.Melle 7 192 157 b M.G.Melle 12 50-6 120. Worcestershire v Derbyshire, Worcester, May 5, 7, 8 (Match drawn) c G.L.Willatt b D.C.Morgan 96 261-9d 230 not out 100 209-1d 97-1 121. Worcestershire v Sussex, Hove, May 9, 10, 11 (Match drawn) b J.Y.Oakes 52 354-6d 322 c D.J.Wood b J.H.Cornford 10 184-6d 133-6 2 122. Worcestershire v Essex, Worcester, May 12, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c and b T.P.B.Smith 38 450-8d 414 not out 101 169-0 123. Worcestershire v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 16, 17, 18 (Match drawn) b D.Bennett 71 282 364-7d c L.H.Compton b J.A.Young 6 75-2 124. Worcestershire v Oxford University, The Parks, May 19, 21, 22 (Match drawn) c D.B.Carr b A.D.Jose 21 225 195 c and b A.Jessup 32 108 40-1 125. Worcestershire v Kent, Gravesend, May 23, 24, 25 (Kent won by 93 runs) b F.Ridgway 7 191 170 b F.Ridgway 17 119 233-9d 14