Full Name

Esmond Seymour Maurice Kentish

Born

November 21, 1916, Cornwall Mountain, Westmoreland, Jamaica

Died

June 10, 2011, Jamaica, (aged 94y 201d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Esmond Kentish was a medium-fast bowler who was renowned for his stamina. His two Test appearances were both against England - in 1947-48 and 1953-54 - and both on his home ground at Kingston. In the first game he took 3 for 106, but six years later turned in a match-winning 5 for 49 after a wicketless first innings, bowling on or outside leg stump to a seven-man leg-side field. Despite this he was not picked again. In 1956 Kentish, by then 39, won a Blue for Oxford, at the time the oldest man to do so. After retiring he became involved in cricket administration and managed several overseas tours. He was also a governor of the Bank of Jamaica. He died aged 94.
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Esmond Kentish Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests22111*1.00000010
FC27292110915*13.6200--60

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests2454017885/495/7222.251.9767.5010
FC27-43752084785/36-26.712.8556.0-40
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Debut/Last Matches of Esmond Kentish

Recent Matches of Esmond Kentish

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Oxford Uni vs Cambridge U--2/83 & 2/1507-Jul-1956Lord'sFC
Oxford Uni vs M.C.C.0*0/57 & 1/5604-Jul-1956Lord'sFC
Oxford Uni vs WORCS0*4/80 & 1/4230-Jun-1956WorcesterFC
Oxford Uni vs Warwickshire--3/52 & 3/3427-Jun-1956BirminghamFC
Oxford Uni vs Gloucs0*5/63 & 0/5723-Jun-1956BristolFC

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