Richard Kenward
CountryEngland
Birth date23 May 1875
Birth placeIcklesham, Sussex, England
Death date24 December 1957 (aged 82)
Death placeCroydon, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
FamilyCharles Kenward (brother)
Club 1Derbyshire
Year 11899
Club 2Sussex
Year 21902
Type 1FC
Debutdate 122 June
Debutyear 11899
Debutfor 1Derbyshire
Debutagainst 1Essex
Lastdate 119 June
Lastyear 11905
Lastfor 1Gentlemen of England
Lastagainst 1Cambridge University
Columns1
Column 1First-class
Matches 117
Runs 1387
Bat avg 114.33
100s/50s 10/1
Top score 156
Hidedeliveriestrue
Catches/stumpings 14/–
DateApril
Year2012
Sourcehttps://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30744/30744.html/ CricketArchive

Richard Kenward (23 May 1875 – 24 December 1957) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1899 and for Sussex in 1902.

Kenward was born at Icklesham, Sussex, the son of Trayton Kenward and his wife Emily Turtle. His father was a farmer of over 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) living at The Manor House Icklesham.[1]

Kenward made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1899 season in a match against Essex in June when he made 56 in his second innings to help Derbyshire to victory. Kenward generally made a reasonable score when he played more than one innings and his average for the team was 17.52. However he stopped playing for Derbyshire at the end of the season.

In 1902 Kenward played four games for Sussex but made little impression as 21 of his 23 runs came in one innings. He also played a match for a London County team captained by W. G. Grace against Derbyshire when Billy Bestwick took him for one. In 1905 he played for the Gentlemen of England and for London County.

Kenward was a right-hand batsman and played 27 innings in 17 first-class matches with an average of 14.33 and a top score of 56.[2]

Kenward died at Croydon, Surrey at the age of 82. His brother Charles Kenward played cricket for Surrey second XI and one first-class match for the Gentlemen of England.

References

  1. ^ British Census 1881 RG 11 1020/47 p10
  2. ^ Richard Kenward at Cricket Archive