Richard Kenward

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.

Richard Kenward

Personal information
Full name	Richard Kenward
Born	(1875-05-23)23 May 1875 Icklesham, Sussex, England
Died	24 December 1957(1957-12-24) (aged 82) Croydon, Surrey, England
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Relations	Charles Kenward (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1899	Derbyshire
1902	Sussex
First-class debut	22 June 1899 Derbyshire v Essex
Last First-class	19 June 1905 Gentlemen of England v Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 17 Runs scored 387 Batting average 14.33 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 56 Catches/stumpings 4/-
Source: , April 2012

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