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Kenneth Hunter (cricketer)

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Kenneth Hunter
Personal information
Full name
Kenneth Owen Hunter
Born7 July 1881
Westminster, London, England
Died25 March 1960(1960-03-25) (aged 78)
Westminster, London, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 25
Batting average 8.33
100s/50s –/–
Top score 21
Balls bowled 151
Wickets 6
Bowling average 11.83
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/21
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 June 2021

Kenneth Owen Hunter (7 July 1881 – 25 March 1960) was an English first-class cricketer and stockbroker.

The son of Robert Lewin Hunter, he was born at Westminster in July 1881. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to New College, Oxford.[1] After graduating from Oxford, he was commissioned into the Royal Hampshire Regiment as a second lieutenant in September 1903.[2] In 1905, he toured North America with the Marylebone Cricket Club, making two first-class appearances against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Germantown and Merion.[3] In the first match at Germantown, he claimed a five wicket haul with his bowling.[4] He claimed one further wicket on the tour, his six wickets coming at an average of 11.83.[5] Hunter later joined the Stock Exchange,[1] in addition to serving as the secretary of the Old Wykehamists Cricket Club for over twenty years and playing for the club until he was 65. He died at Westminster in March 1960.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. p. 544.
  2. ^ "No. 27598". The London Gazette. 18 September 1903. p. 5789.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Kenneth Hunter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Gentlemen of Philadelphia v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1905". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Kenneth Hunter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1960". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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