Full name Kenneth John Wadsworth
Born November 30, 1946, Nelson, Nelson
Died August 19, 1976, Nelson, Nelson (aged 29 years 263 days)
Major teams New Zealand, Canterbury, Central Districts
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 33 | 51 | 4 | 1010 | 80 | 21.48 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 92 | 4 | ||
ODIs | 13 | 10 | 1 | 258 | 104 | 28.66 | 334 | 77.24 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
First-class | 118 | 166 | 23 | 3664 | 117 | 25.62 | 2 | 265 | 26 | ||||
List A | 30 | 23 | 3 | 603 | 104 | 30.15 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 6 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 118 | 16 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.75 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
List A | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | England v New Zealand at Lord's, Jul 24-28, 1969 scorecard |
Last Test | New Zealand v India at Wellington, Feb 13-17, 1976 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Feb 11, 1973 scorecard |
Last ODI | New Zealand v India at Auckland, Feb 22, 1976 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1968/69 - 1975/76 |
List A span | 1969/70 - 1975/76 |
Wisden obituary
Kenneth John Wadsworth, died in Nelson, New Zealand, on August 19, aged 29. He had been New Zealand's regular keeper since 1969, playing in thirty-three Tests, the last of them against India at Wellington in February 1976: in these he dismissed 95 batsmen and made over a thousand runs. He toured England in 1969 and 1973. As a keeper, he was always brilliant and as time went on became more consistent: perhaps even when he died he had not reached his best. He was primarily an aggressive bat, whose impetuosity often cost him his wicket, but he could defend doggedly enough when the situation demanded. His highest Test innings was 80 against Australia at Melbourne in 1974: in the same season he made a century against them in the one-day Test at Christchurch.