Famous Cricketers No 51 - Don Kenyon

233. England XI v Commonwealth XI, Kingston-upon-Thames, September 9, 10, 11 (Commonwealth X1 won by 117 runs) b G.S.Ramchand 16 172 319 1 c S.Ramadhin b J.R.Reid 9 176 206-9d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 2 4 0 29 29 7.25 - - 1 Championship 25 45 2 2063 258* 47.97 5 15 18 Other matches 5 9 1 347 122 24.40 1 2 3 Season 32 58 3 2439 258* 44.34 6 17 22 Career 233 419 27 13910 258* 35.48 30 70 142 1954 Don began the season in fine form scoring three centuries before the end of May. On 5 June, once again, he became the first batsman to reach 1000 runs and went one better on 22 July when he was the first to reach 2000 runs. His 2,138 runs in the Championship was the highest in the country and he finished the season with his best aggregate for the county with 2,430 runs at an average of 55.22 and fourth in the national averages. At Portsmouth he shared an opening partnership of 194 with ‘Laddie’ Outschoorn and went on to score 202 not out in six hours with 27 fours. Two weeks later, during another long partnership with Outschoorn of 231 and one of 160 for the second wicket with George Dews, Don scored 253 not out at Worcester against Leicestershire. During this innings, which included 37 fours, he completed his 2000 runs. In between these double-centuries he made his second appearance for the Players against the Gentlemen at Lord’s scoring 54 in the first innings before being bowled by Robin Marlar but failing in the second. At The Oval during last match of the season Don scored 8 in a Worcestershire total of 25 and 0 in the second innings total of 40. That aggregate of 65 is still the lowest for the county. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 234. Worcestershire v Pakistanis, Worcester, May 8, 10, 11 (Pakistanis won by eight wickets) b Ikram Elahi 28 218 428 1 c A.H.Kardar b Fazal Mahmood 66 244 37-2 235. Worcestershire v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 12, 13, 14 (Middlesex won by 30 runs) b A.E.Moss 23 191 278 b A.E.Moss 77 251 194 236. Worcestershire v Kent, Gravesend, May 15, 17, 18 (Kent won by four wickets) c F.Ridgway b D.V.P.Wright 60 279 249 not out 152 300-3d 334-6 237. Worcestershire v Leicestershire, Leicester, May 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) c V.E.Jackson b C.T.Spencer 136 381 375-6d 2 139-1 238. Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, Worcester, May 22, 24, 25 (Match drawn) c C.Cook b G.E.E.Lambert 29 287 227 221-7d 2 239. Worcestershire v Warwickshire, Dudley, May 26, 27, 28 (Warwickshire won by ten wickets) lbw b W.E.Hollies 40 283 378 st R.T.Spooner b W.E.Hollies 32 132 38-0 240. Worcestershire v Oxford University, The Parks, May 29, 31, June 1 (Worcestershire won by 11 runs) b J.M.Allan 139 285-7d 220-8d c and b J.P.Fellows-Smith 59 225-3d 279 241. Worcestershire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, June 2, 3, 4 (Northamptonshire won by eight wickets) b D.W.Barrick 28 171 174 b G.E.Tribe 29 176 176-2 22