Myles Noel Kenyon (25 December 1886 – 21 November 1960) was an English cricketer. He was born at Walshaw Hall,

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, the son of

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, a prosperous woollen manufacturer and Elise (née Genth) Kenyon and educated at

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. He played cricket as a right-handed batsman for

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and was club captain from 1919 to 1922. He was club president in 1936–37. In 1934 he served as

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. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant for the county. He died 21 November 1960 in

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aged 73. In 1909 he had married Mary Moon. The Myles N. Kenyon Cup is competed for by amateur football teams in the Bury area.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kenyon, Miles Noel 1886 births 1960 deaths Cricketers from Bury, Greater Manchester English cricketers High Sheriffs of Lancashire Lancashire cricket captains Lancashire cricketers People educated at Eton College