Andrew Kennedy (cricketer)
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Andrew Kennedy is a former English cricket
er. Kennedy was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace
bowler.
Kennedy made his first-class
debut for Lancashire
in the 1970 season against the touring Jamaicans
. Kennedy would go on to represent the club 149 times in first-class matches from 1970 to 1982, where he would score 6,232 runs at a batting average
of 28.19, with 6 centuries
and 26 half centuries and a high score of 180.
Kennedy made his List-A debut for Lancashire against Sussex
in the 1972 John Player League. During his time with Lancashire, he would also go onto win the 1975 Gillette Cup
when Lancashire defeated Middlesex
and in the same season he won the Young-Cricketer-of-the-Year award. Kennedy represented Lancashire in 147 List-A matches from 1972 to 1982, where he scored 3,903 runs at an average of 30.02. He made 3 centuries and 24 half centuries and made a high score of 131.
At the end of the 1982 season, he departed Lancashire after struggling for form over the previous seasons and joined Dorset
, where from 1983 to 1987 he represented the county in the Minor Counties Championship, with his final game coming against Cornwall
in 1987. He also represented Dorset in 3 List-A matches, with his final List-A match for Dorset coming in the 1987 NatWest Trophy
against Hampshire
.
As well as represented Lancashire and Dorset in one-day cricket, he also played 3 matches for a combined Minor Counties team in the 1983 Benson & Hedges Cup
.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Kennedy was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
bowler.
Kennedy made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in the 1970 season against the touring Jamaicans
Jamaica national cricket team
The Jamaica national cricket team is the representative first-class cricket team of Jamaica.-History:The team's history lasts back to 1895, when they played three matches against a touring side from England led by Slade Lucas, but because of the distance to the other cricketing countries, Jamaica...
. Kennedy would go on to represent the club 149 times in first-class matches from 1970 to 1982, where he would score 6,232 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 28.19, with 6 centuries
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
and 26 half centuries and a high score of 180.
Kennedy made his List-A debut for Lancashire against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
in the 1972 John Player League. During his time with Lancashire, he would also go onto win the 1975 Gillette Cup
1975 Gillette Cup
The 1975 Gillette Cup was the thirteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 25 June and 6 September 1975...
when Lancashire defeated Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
and in the same season he won the Young-Cricketer-of-the-Year award. Kennedy represented Lancashire in 147 List-A matches from 1972 to 1982, where he scored 3,903 runs at an average of 30.02. He made 3 centuries and 24 half centuries and made a high score of 131.
At the end of the 1982 season, he departed Lancashire after struggling for form over the previous seasons and joined Dorset
Dorset County Cricket Club
Dorset County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Dorset and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
, where from 1983 to 1987 he represented the county in the Minor Counties Championship, with his final game coming against Cornwall
Cornwall County Cricket Club
Cornwall County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cornwall and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in 1987. He also represented Dorset in 3 List-A matches, with his final List-A match for Dorset coming in the 1987 NatWest Trophy
1987 NatWest Trophy
The 1987 NatWest Trophy was the 7th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 5 September 1987...
against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
.
As well as represented Lancashire and Dorset in one-day cricket, he also played 3 matches for a combined Minor Counties team in the 1983 Benson & Hedges Cup
Benson & Hedges Cup
The Benson & Hedges Cup was a one-day cricket competition for first-class counties in England and Wales that was held from 1972 to 2002, one of cricket's longest sponsorship deals....
.
External links
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