Kenneth Holding

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'''Kenneth Frank Holding''' (25 June 1915 – 14 June 1997) was an English cricketer. Holding was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Bolton, Lancashire.

Holding made his debut for Cheshire in the 1955 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Holding played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1955 to 1971, which included 77 Minor Counties Championship matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34672/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Kenneth Holding|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 April 2011}}</ref> In 1964, he made his List A debut against Surrey in the Gillette Cup. He played three further List A matches for Cheshire, the last coming against Northamptonshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34672/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Kenneth Holding|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 April 2011}}</ref> In his four List A matches, he scored 12 runs at a batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 5*.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34672/a_Batting_by_Team.html|title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Kenneth Holding|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 April 2011}}</ref>

He died in Chelford, Cheshire on 14 June 1997.

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==External links== *[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15142.html Kenneth Holding] at ESPNcricinfo *[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34672/34672.html Kenneth Holding] at CricketArchive

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