Esmond Kentish
Esmond Seymour Maurice Kentish (21 November 1916 – 10 June 2011) was a West Indian cricketer who played in two Tests from 1948 to 1954.
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| Full name | Esmond Seymour Maurice Kentish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November, 1916 Cornwall Mountain, Westmoreland, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 June, 2011 Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 65) | 27 March 1948 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 15 January 1954 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was born in Cornwall Mountain, Westmoreland, Jamaica, and attended Cornwall College in Montego Bay.[1]
Cricket career
Kentish made his Test debut in the fourth Test of the West Indies vs England series in the 1947/48 season. He had match bowling figures of 3–106 as the West Indies won by ten wickets.[2] He didn't play Test cricket again for the West Indies until the first Test of the West Indies vs England series in the 1953/54 season. He went wicketless in England's first innings, but took 5–49 in their second as the West Indies won by 140 runs.[3]
Later he went to Oxford University to study at St John's College.[1] He played 14 matches for Oxford University in 1956, taking 44 wickets at an average of 25.77.[4] At 39, he was the oldest player to play in the University Match.[1]
Death
Kentish died on 10 June 2011 aged 94.[5] At the time he was the oldest living West Indian Test cricketer, and the fourth oldest Test cricketer from any country.[6]
References
External links
- Esmond Kentish at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Esmond Kentish at ESPNcricinfo