Jim Kennedy (cricketer)

Jim Kennedy

Personal information
Full name	James Kennedy
Born	31 August 1932 Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Died	21 February 2007 (aged 74) Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1966–1968	Durham
Career statistics
Competition List A Matches 2 Runs scored 28 Batting average 14.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 23 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 August 2011

James "Jim" Kennedy (31 August 1932 – 21 February 2007) was an English cricketer. Kennedy was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Hartlepool, County Durham.

Kennedy made his debut for Durham against the Warwickshire Second XI in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1966 to 1968, making 17 Minor Counties Championship appearances.^[1] He made his List A debut against Nottinghamshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 5 runs before being dismissed by Barry Stead.^[2] He made a further List A appearance against Worcestershire in the 1968 Gillette Cup.^[3] He was dismissed for 23 runs in this match by Brian Brain, with Worcestershire winning by 16 runs.^[4]

He died in the town of his birth on 21 February 2007.

References

1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Jim Kennedy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
2. "Durham v Nottinghamshire, 1967 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
3. "List A Matches played by Jim Kennedy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
4. "Durham v Worcestershire, 1968 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.

External links

• Jim Kennedy at ESPNcricinfo
• Jim Kennedy at CricketArchive