Ken Wallace (cricketer)

Kenneth William Wallace (born 27 August 1936) is a former English cricketer. Wallace was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Romford, Essex.

Ken Wallace
Personal information
Full name
Kenneth William Wallace
Born (1936-08-27) 27 August 1936 (age 87)
Romford, Essex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967–1972Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 10 2
Runs scored 219 26
Batting average 13.68 13.00
100s/50s –/1 –/–
Top score 55 25
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 October 2011

Wallace made his first-class debut for Essex against Lancashire in the 1967 County Championship. He made nine further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the 1972 County Championship.[1] In his ten first-class appearances, he scored 219 runs at a batting average of 13.68, with a high score of 55.[2] This score, which was his only first-class fifty, came against Hampshire in 1967.[3] He also made two List A appearances for Essex, one in the 1970 John Player League against Sussex and another in the 1972 Gillette Cup against Kent.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ken Wallace". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ken Wallace". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Hampshire v Essex, 1967 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  4. ^ "List A Matches played by Ken Wallace". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

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