Kitson was one of several Yorkshire League cricketers recruited by Somerset to bolster the county's fragile batting in the early 1950s, when the county finished bottom of the County Championship for four consecutive seasons.[2] He played fairly regularly in 1953, when the county had temporarily dispensed with the services of Les Angell as Harold Gimblett's opening partner, and scored 589 runs in the season at an average of 17.84.[3] His highest score was an innings of 69 against Leicestershire at Leicester in 1953.[4] Angell returned to Somerset in 1954 and though Gimblett was unable to play, Kitson did not retain his place in the team and left the staff at the end of the season.
He remained in Somerset and later won some renown at bowls.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Player Profile: David Kitson". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
^ abDavid Foot & Ivan Ponting. Somerset Cricket: A Post-War Who's Who (1993 ed.). Redcliffe Books. p. 65. ISBN1-872971-23-7.
^"First-Class Batting and Fielding in each season by David Kitson". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
^"Scorecard: Leicestershire v Somerset". www.cricketarchive.com. 8 July 1953. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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david, kitson, cricketer, david, lees, kitson, september, 1925, 2002, english, cricketer, right, handed, batsman, played, games, scoring, runs, somerset, between, 1952, 1954, born, batley, yorkshire, died, ilminster, somerset, david, kitsonpersonal, informatio. David Lees Kitson 13 September 1925 6 May 2002 was an English cricketer 1 He was a right handed batsman who played 32 games scoring 882 runs for Somerset between 1952 and 1954 He was born in Batley Yorkshire and died in Ilminster Somerset David KitsonPersonal informationFull nameDavid Lees KitsonBorn 1925 09 13 13 September 1925Batley West YorkshireDied6 May 2002 2002 05 06 aged 76 Ilminster SomersetBattingRight handedRoleBatsmanDomestic team informationYearsTeam1952 1954SomersetFirst class debut17 May 1952 Somerset v HampshireLast First class12 July 1954 Somerset v DerbyshireCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 32Runs scored 886Batting average 15 54100s 50s 5Top score 69Catches stumpings 3 Source CricketArchive 9 December 2013 Kitson was one of several Yorkshire League cricketers recruited by Somerset to bolster the county s fragile batting in the early 1950s when the county finished bottom of the County Championship for four consecutive seasons 2 He played fairly regularly in 1953 when the county had temporarily dispensed with the services of Les Angell as Harold Gimblett s opening partner and scored 589 runs in the season at an average of 17 84 3 His highest score was an innings of 69 against Leicestershire at Leicester in 1953 4 Angell returned to Somerset in 1954 and though Gimblett was unable to play Kitson did not retain his place in the team and left the staff at the end of the season He remained in Somerset and later won some renown at bowls 2 References edit Player Profile David Kitson www cricketarchive com Retrieved 9 December 2013 a b David Foot amp Ivan Ponting Somerset Cricket A Post War Who s Who 1993 ed Redcliffe Books p 65 ISBN 1 872971 23 7 First Class Batting and Fielding in each season by David Kitson www cricketarchive com Retrieved 9 December 2013 Scorecard Leicestershire v Somerset www cricketarchive com 8 July 1953 Retrieved 9 December 2013 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to an English cricket person born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Kitson cricketer amp oldid 1215373483, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
