Famous Cricketers No 51 - Don Kenyon

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Tour 1 2 0 70 45 35.00 - - - Career 593 1069 53 34752 259 34.20 71 172 312 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Tour 1 0 9 0 - - Career 32.2 0 179 0 - - 1966 Don, in his eigthth consecutive season as captain, made sure that Worcestershire did not relinquish their crown easily and they were still in with a shout when the last match of the season began. Yorkshire led the table for most of the season but when Worcestershire entertained Sussex for the last match of the season they were only six points behind them.Yorkshire, however, won at Harrogate against Kent and Worcestershire were destroyed by John Snow and Tony Buss who had match figures of 9-88 and 9-86 respectively and had to be satisfied with the runners-up spot. Don added to his 67 Worcestershire centuries with 114 against Kent and 103 against Northamptonshire, both at New Road, and reached 1000 runs for the 18th time with 1,091. Once more Worcestershire reached the Gillette Cup Final at Lord’s after wins against Nottinghashire, Essex and Hampshire but were beaten by five wickets by Warwickshire to become bridesmaids in both competitions. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 594. Worcestershire v West Indians, Worcester, May 4, 5, (6) (Match drawn) c J.L.Hendriks b G.St A.Sobers 4 206-7 595. Worcestershire v Glamorgan, Pontypridd, May 7, 9, 10 (Worcestershire won by six wickets) b O.S.Wheatley 1 125 129 lbw b O.S.Wheatley 46 118-4 111 596. Worcestershire v Sussex, Hove, May 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) c G.C.Cooper b A.Buss 7 151 211-7d c J.A.Snow b A.Buss 64 203-9 154 597. Worcestershire v Kent, Worcester, May 25, 26, 27 (Worcestershire won by 80 runs) c A.S.Brown b D.L.Underwood 114 221-3d 77 1 c A.P.E.Knott b A.Brown 37 162 226 598. Worcestershire v Essex, Romford, May 28, 30, 31 (Worcestershire won by four wickets) c K.W.R.Fletcher b B.R.Knight 13 218-7d 210-4d lbw b R.N.S.Hobbs 48 183-6 190 599. Worcestershire v Warwickshire, Worcester, June 4, 6, 7 (Warwickshire won by 167 runs) b J.D.Bannister 1 138-9d 193 1 c M.J.K.Smith b R.V.Webster 31 87 199 600. Worcestershire v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, June 8, 9, 10 (Worcestershire won by nine wickets) lbw b R.Roopnaraine 49 353 199 did not bat - 16-1 169 601. Worcestershire v Middlesex, Worcester, June 11, 13, 14 (Match drawn) c M.J.Harris b J.S.E.Price 19 237-4d 132 b J.S.E.Price 10 258-4d 249-3 602. Worcestershire v Lancashire, Old Trafford, June 18, 20, 21 (Worcestershire won by six wickets) c G.K.Knox b P.Lever 1 91 178-8d b P.Lever 2 203-4 115 603. Worcestershire v Hampshire, Dudley, June 25, 27, 28 (Match drawn) not out 21 40-1d 55-4d b D.Shackleton 2 159-6 85-2 48