Famous Cricketers No 51 - Don Kenyon

1960 With Don at the helm Worcestershire improved on their position in the Championship by one place with two more wins than in 1959 and at Stourbridge at the end of June he recorded his seventh, and last, double-century with 201 in just under five hours against Glamorgan. He spent more time batting at number five but in the match at Romford he opened with twenty-year-old Ron Headley against Essex. They both scored centuries, Ron 108, the first of his 32 and Don his 55th for Worcestershire, adding 207 in 220 minutes. The season ended dismally with rain ruining matches with Derbyshire and Yorkshire at Worcester and Middlesex at Lord’s leaving Don with 1,750 runs for Worcestershire at an average of 31.25. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 420. Worcestershire v Glamorgan, Pontypridd, April 30, May 2, 3 (Glamorgan won by 112 runs) c W.G.Davies b J.B.Evans 39 143 297 c A.J.Watkins b J.E.McConnon 4 224 182-6d 1 421. Worcestershire v South Africans, Worcester, May 4, 5, 6 (South Africans won by 133 runs) c S.O’Linn b J.E.Pothecary 32 235 365-6d c R.A.McLean b H.J.Tayfield 6 141 144-1d 422. Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, Bristol, May 7, 9, 10 (Worcestershire won by 62 runs) c R.B.Nicholls b D.R.Smith 17 260 242 b J.B.Mortimore 20 193-7d 149 423. Worcestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 11, 12, 13 (Surrey won by an innings and 130 runs) c J.H.Edrich b G.A.R.Lock 29 127 341-7d c M.D.Willett b D.Gibson 4 84 424. Worcestershire v Leicestershire, Leicester, May 14, 16, 17 (Match drawn) b J.van Geloven 1 184 309 1 b R.C.Smith 29 195-5 164-7d 1 425. Worcestershire v Kent, Worcester, May 18, 19, 20 (Kent won by an innings and 92 runs) b D.J.Halfyard 19 136 339 b F.Ridgway 6 111 426. Worcestershire v Northamptonshire, Dudley, May 21, 23, 24 (Worcestershire won by six wickets) c M.E.J.C.Norman b A.Lightfoot 33 299 145 c P.J.Watts b F.H.Tyson 3 126-4 279 1 427. Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, Worcester, May 25, 26, 27 (Gloucestershire won by 31 runs) c A.S.Brown b D.R.Smith 3 177 214 1 c B.J.Meyer b J.B.Mortimore22 182 176 428. Worcestershire v Lancashire, Worcester, May 28, 30, 31 (Lancashire won by nine wickets) b J.B.Statham 4 82 275 c K.Higgs b J.B.Statham 7 239 49-1 429. Worcestershire v Oxford University, The Parks, June 1, 2, 3 (Worcestershire won by seven wickets) c J.D.Piachaud b D.M.Green 13 207 201 lbw b C.D.Drybrough 8 94-3 97 430. Worcestershire v Essex, Romford, June 4, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c B.Taylor b T.E.Bailey 100 389-4d 222 b B.R.Knight 20 64-5 233 431. Worcestershire v Surrey, Worcester, June 8, 9 10 (Match drawn) c R.Swetman b G.A.R.Lock 110 191 194-5d c G.A.R.Lock b A.V.Bedser 5 135-5d 125-6 432. Worcestershire v Hampshire, Worcester, June 22, 23, 24 (Match drawn) c P.J.Sainsbury b D.Shackleton 3 226 149-7d c J.R.Gray b D.W.White 13 117-6d 47-1 433. Worcestershire v Cambridge University, Worcester, June 25, 27 (Worcestershire won by an innings and 8 runs) b A.Hurd 38 260 136 116 35