Kenneth Hunter (cricketer)
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| Full name | Kenneth Owen Hunter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1881 Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 March 1960 (aged 78) Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1905 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ a b Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. p. 544.
- ^ "No. 27598". The London Gazette. 18 September 1903. p. 5789.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Kenneth Hunter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Gentlemen of Philadelphia v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1905". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Kenneth Hunter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1960". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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[edit]- 1881 births
- 1960 deaths
- Cricketers from the City of Westminster
- People from Westminster
- People educated at Winchester College
- Alumni of New College, Oxford
- Royal Hampshire Regiment officers
- English cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- English stockbrokers
- 20th-century English businesspeople
- Military personnel from Westminster
- 20th-century British Army personnel