Famous Cricketers No 51 - Don Kenyon

261. Worcestershire v Surrey, Worcester, August 18, 19, 20 (Surrey won by ten wickets) b P.J.Loader 1 184 279 c A.J.W.McIntyre b P.J.Loader 5 99 7-0 262. Worcestershire v Lancashire, Worcester, August (21), 23, (24) (Match drawn) not out 26 46-0 318 263. Worcestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 25, 26, 27 (Surrey won by an innings and 27 runs) c W.S.Surridge b A.V.Bedser 8 25 92-3d c M.J.Stewart b G.A.R.Lock 0 40 263. England XI v Commonwealth XI, Hastings, September 1, 2, 3 (Commonwealth X1won by 22 runs) b G.S.Ramchand 8 236 261 c F.M.M.Worrell b G.S.Ramchand 51 202 199-5d 265. North v South, Torquay, September 4, 6, 7 (South won by 61 runs) b D.Shackleton 10 246 347 c A.J.Watkins b D.Shackleton 6 161 121-7d 1 266. England XI v Commonwealth XI, Torquay, September 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) c B.A.Barnett b V.E.Jackson 65 308 311 not out 12 41-0 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Players 1 2 0 54 54 27.00 - 1 - Championship 27 46 6 2138 253* 53.45 5 8 15 Other matches 5 10 1 444 139 49.33 1 4 2 Season 33 58 7 2636 253* 51.68 6 13 17 Career 266 477 34 16546 253* 37.34 36 83 159 1955 Kenyon made a good start to the season, with 58 against the South African tourists, He once more came to the selectors’ notice and was selected for the First Test match at Trent Bridge. He responded with 87, his highest Test score. Tom Graveney opened with him and they added 91 for the first wicket before Graveney was out for 42. Peter May was his next partner and they added 75 before Don was leg-before to Trevor Goddard having batted for just under four hours and hitting 10 fours. He kept his place for the Lord’s Test but was bowled by Neil Adcock for 1 in the first innings and in the second was leg-before to Goddard for 2. Despite these failures he kept his place for the Third Test at Old Trafford but it was to be his last appearance at this level. Peter Heine had him caught behind by John Waite in both innings for 5 and 1. Don finished the season with 2,296 runs, 1,884 of them for Worcestershire, ending with 108 at Worcester against Gloucestershire, 131 at Leicester and 103 not out at Bournemouth in consecutive matches. Against Hampshire he carried his bat, throughout the second innings, for the only time in his career, the last wicket to fall being Reg Perks on his last appearance after 27 years with the county. Perks had captained Worcestershire in 1955, the first professional to be appointed to that position. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 267. M.C.C. v Yorkshire, Lord’s, April 30, May 2, 3 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 15 runs) lbw b J.H.Wardle 14 110 285-9d c J.V.Wilson b J.H.Wardle 21 160 268. Worcestershire v South Africans, Worcester, May 7, 9, 10 (Worcestershire won by 117 runs) lbw b P.S. Heine 58 260 209 1 lbw b H.J.Tayfield 32 209 143 269. Worcestershire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, May 11, 12, (13) (Match drawn) c A.Townsend b W.E.Hollies 74 223 142 1 171-4 24