John Kenny (7 October 1883 – 15 April 1937) was a New Zealand businessman and

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er. He played a single first-class match for

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during the 1911–12 season.John Kenny

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. Retrieved 15 May 2016. Kenny was born at

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in 1883.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 76. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
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at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) He played club cricket primarily for the

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club in the city, although he had also played for Grange and Dunedin Cricket Clubs.Runaway Tram,

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, issue 23166, 16 April 1937, p. 10.
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at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 November 2023.) His only senior representative fixture was a December 1911 Plunket Shield match against

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at Lancaster Park in

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. Opening the batting, Kenny scored 11 runs in his first innings and recorded a

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in his second. Later in the season he played in Otago's annual match against Southland, a match not considered first-class during this season, and also played in the fixture the following year.John Kenny
CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2023. He is known to have played at least twice more for the provincial side and was described after his death as "a familiar figure in cricketing circles" in Dunedin. Professionally Kenny worked as a brass moulder, eventually setting up his own company in Dunedin. He died in April 1937 after being hit by a runaway tram car outside his home in Dunedin.Dunedin Tram Tragedy, ''Mt Benger Mail'', 21 April 1937, p. 2.
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at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 November 2023.) He was aged 53.

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