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Ken Rickards

Kenneth Roy Rickards was a West Indian international cricketer who played in two Test matches from 1948 to 1952. He was born in Rollington Town in Jamaica and made his first class debut in 1946.

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Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm legbreak
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 66)27 March 1948 v England
Last Test31 December 1951 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 37
Runs scored 104 2,065
Batting average 34.66 38.96
100s/50s 0/1 2/15
Top score 67 195
Balls bowled 212
Wickets 1
Bowling average 128.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/66
Catches/stumpings 0/– 10/–
Source: CricInfo, 30 October 2022

Kenneth Roy Rickards (22 August 1923 – 21 August 1995) was a West Indian international cricketer who played in two Test matches from 1948 to 1952. He was born in Rollington Town in Jamaica and made his first class debut in 1946.1

He played as a professional in the Lancashire League for Haslingden in 1951 in one game, and was brought back to Jamaica by public subscription for the 1953/4 tour by the MCC. However he failed in the final tour match and did not make the Test side.2

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References

  1. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. Woodhouse, David (2021). Who Only Cricket Know: Hutton's Men in the West Indies 1953/54. London: Fairfield. pp. P52. ISBN 978-1-909811-59-1.
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