Kenneth Ball

Kenneth Ball

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth John Ball
Born	16 May 1889 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Died	16 January 1958 (aged 68) Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1921	Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 12 Runs scored 178 Batting average 8.47 100s/50s –/– Top score 49 Balls bowled 734 Wickets 13 Bowling average 29.53 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 4/52 Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 January 2013

Kenneth John Ball (16 May 1889 – 16 January 1958) was an English cricketer. Ball was a right-handed batsman whose bowling style is unknown. He was born at Northampton, Northamptonshire.

Ball made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Essex in the 1921 County Championship at the County Ground, Northampton. He made eleven further first-class appearances for the county in 1921, the last of which came against Warwickshire.^[1] In his twelve first-class matches for Northamptonshire, he scored a total of 178 runs at an average of 8.47, with a high score of 49.^[2] With the ball, he took 13 wickets at a bowling average of 29.53, with best figures of 4/52.^[3]

He died at the town of his birth on 16 January 1958.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Kenneth Ball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Kenneth Ball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Kenneth Ball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

External links

• Kenneth Ball at ESPNcricinfo
• Kenneth Ball at CricketArchive