Kenelm Lister-Kaye

Kenelm Arthur Lister-Kaye was a first class cricketer who played for eight games for Oxford University in 1912, two matches for the 'Europeans' in matches in India in 1920/21 and 1922/23 and two games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1928.

He played for Oxford in his second year, without winning a blue, and his games for Yorkshire came against the West Indians and Leicestershire CCC. In all first class matches he took 37 wickets with his left arm medium pace, with a best of 7 for 117 against the 'Indians' in Bombay. A right handed batsman, he scored 149 runs at 11.46 with a best of 35 against the South Africans for Oxford. He also took 8 catches in the field.

In 1931 he inherited the family title and became Sir Kenelm Lister-Kaye, 5th baronet.

He was born on March 27, 1892 in Kensington, London and died on February 28, 1955 in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa. His unusual Christian name comes from the Wessex King Kenelm, who was canonised as St Kenelm, but whose martyrdom and apparent miraculous powers are now widely discounted.

References

* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/16417.html Cricinfo Profile]

* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13942/13942.html Cricket Archive Statistics]