- Myles Kenyon
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Myles Noel Kenyon (25 December 1886 – 21 November 1960) was an English cricketer.
He was born at Walshaw Hall, Bury, Lancashire, the son of James Kenyon, a prosperous woollen manufacturer and Elise (née Genth) Kenyon and educated at Eton School.[1]
He played cricket as a right-handed batsman for Lancashire and was club captain from 1919 to 1922. He was club president in 1936/37. In 1934 he served as High Sheriff of Lancashire. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant for the county.[2]
He died in Birdham, Sussex aged 73. In 1909 he had married Mary Moon.
The Myles N. Kenyon Cup is competed for by amateur soccer teams in the Bury area.
References
- ^ "Players / England / Myles Kenyon". cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16001.html. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
- ^ "Players / England / Myles Kenyon". cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16001.html. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
Categories:- 1886 births
- 1960 deaths
- People from Bury
- Lancashire cricketers
- Lancashire cricket captains
- English cricketers
- High Sheriffs of Lancashire
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