Kenneth Richard Davidson (24 December 1905 – 25 December 1954)
was an English
first-class cricketer, who played thirty 30 matches for
Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1933 to 1935,
and one game for
Scotland against Yorkshire in 1938. Slightly unusually for someone who played comparatively little, he was awarded his
county cap in 1935. He was an
amateur
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until after the 1933 season, but turned professional and scored 1,241 runs. He ultimately thought he was too old for a professional career in cricket.
Born in
Leeds,
Yorkshire, and before he played county cricket, he turned out for Bingley and Leeds, whom he
captained for a period. He also played
badminton, a sport which he helped to promote in the
United States.
A right-handed batsman, he scored 1,355 runs in all first-class cricket at an average of 31.51, and a highest score of 128 against
Kent. His other century, 101*, came against the
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and he made seven scores of 50 or over. He bowled just five balls, which went for four runs.
Davidson died aged 49 on Christmas Day, 1954, at Prestwick Aerodrome,
Ayrshire
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,
Scotland, in
an air accident.
References
External links
Cricket Archive Statistics
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Yorkshire cricketers
1905 births
1954 deaths
Cricketers from Leeds
English cricketers
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Scotland
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1954
Scotland cricketers