Famous Cricketers No 51 - Don Kenyon

157. M.C.C. v Pakistan, Karachi, November 29, 30, December 1, 2 (Pakistan won by four wickets) c Hanif Mohammad b Fazal Mahmood 14 123 130 c Hanif Mohammad b Amir Elahi 0 291 288-6 158. M.C.C. v Bombay, Bombay, December 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) c M.L.Apte b S.P.Gupte 95 338 291 c G.S.Ramchand b S.P.Gupte 30 126-3 159. ENGLAND v INDIA, Bombay, December 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 (Match drawn) lbw b L.Amarnath 21 456 485-9d 1 lbw b S.W.Sohoni 2 55-2 208 160. M.C.C. v Maharashtra, Poona, December 21, 22, 23 (Match drawn) c P.G.Joshi b D.G.Chowdhury 76 410 249 124-2 161. M.C.C. v Bengal, Calcutta, December 26, 27, 28 (M.C.C. won by an innings and 20 runs) c S.Bose b C.S.Nayudu 42 342-8d 188 134 162. ENGLAND v INDIA, Calcutta, December 30, 31, January 1, 3, 4 (Match drawn) c V.L.Manjrekar b M.H.Mankad 3 342 344 b D.G.Phadkar 0 252-5d 103-0 163. M.C.C. v Central Zone, Nagpur, January 20, 21, 22 (M.C.C.won by nine wickets) c and b C.T.Sarwate 59 296 134 c K.Kesari b H.G.Gaekwad 9 38-1 196 164. M.C.C. v Hyderabad, Hyderabad, January 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) c A.R.Bhoopathy b Nasir Ali Khan 112 441-8d 320 82-3 165. M.C.C. v South Zone, Bangalore, February 1, 2, 3 (M.C.C.won by nine wickets) b T.D.Krishna 0 335-9 217 not out 37 104-1 221 166. M.C.C. v A Commonwealth XI, Colombo, February 16, 17, 18 (A Commonwealth XI won by an innings and 259 runs) c M.H.Mankad b K.R.Miller 0 103 517 c C.I.Gunesekera b E.C.Kelaart 31 155 167. M.C.C. v Ceylon, Colombo, February 22, 23, 24 (M.C.C.won by an innings and 33 runs) c E.C.Kelaart b T.Shanmuganatham 52 270-4d 58 179 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 3 6 0 67 35 11.16 - - 1 Other matches 14 23 4 666 112 35.05 1 4 1 Tour 17 29 4 733 112 29.32 1 4 2 Career 167 301 22 8982 182 32.19 17 41 100 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Other matches 1 0 9 0 - - Career 2.2 0 15 0 - - 1952 Back to his customary opening postition for Worcestershire, after being used as a number four or five on his Indian tour, Don got off to a bad start when he was dismissed second ball by Gul Ramchand in the Tourist match at New Road. His form soon returned, however, and for the third consecutive season he topped 2000 runs for Worcestershire, with 2,126 at an average of 40.88 including six 17