About Kenneth Ball
Lived 1889 – 1958 (aged 68). Kenneth Ball was a British cricketer.
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. 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. With the ball, he took 13 wickets at a bowling average of 29.53, with best figures of 4/52.
He died at the town of his birth on 16 January 1958.
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Who was Kenneth Ball?
English cricketer (1889-1958)
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Kenneth Ball was born on 16 May 1889 in Northampton.
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Kenneth Ball died on 16 January 1958 in England, Northampton, Northamptonshire.
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Kenneth Ball was a cricketer.
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Kenneth Ball was British.
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