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Kenneth Harper (cricketer)
Sir Kenneth Brand Harper (8 August 1891 – 21 January 1961) was an English first-class cricketer and businessman.
Sir Kenneth Harper | |||||||||||||||
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| Member of the Council of State | |||||||||||||||
| In office 1928–1932 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1891 South Kensington, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 January 1961 (aged 70) Abinger Hammer | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Kate Donaldson (1929–1961)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Cricket information | |||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1910 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||
| 1917 | Bengal Governor's XI | ||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 4 August 1910 Middlesex v Surrey | ||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 23 November 1917 Bengal Governor's XI v Maharaja of Cooch-Behar's XI | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive (subscription required), 7 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||
He played for Middlesex three times in 1910, before making a single appearance for the Bengal Governor's XI in 1917.
After service with the Royal Marines in World War I, Harper moved to British India.[2]
Harper was a member of the Council of State, the upper house of the British India legislature, between 1928 and 1932.[2][3] In 1936, Harper was appointed a director of Burmah Oil, later serving as chairman between 1948 and 1957.[4][5][6]
Harper was made a knight bachelor in the 1936 New Year Honours.[7]
He was born in South Kensington; died in Abinger Hammer.[8][9][10]
References Edit
- ^ "Lady Harper". The Times. 28 May 1962. p. 14.
- ^ a b Williamson, Martin. "Kenneth Harper". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ The Council of State Debates (PDF). Vol. 1. Calcutta: Government of India. 1931 – via Parliament of India.
- ^ "Burmah Oil Co". The Daily Telegraph. 1 November 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Sir Kenneth steps down at Burmah". Evening Standard. 1 November 1957. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Company meeting - The Burmah Oil Company Limited". The Daily Telegraph. 5 June 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "No. 34238". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 1 January 1936. p. 3.
- ^ "Kenneth Harper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Sir Kenneth Harper". The Times. 23 January 1961. p. 21.
- ^ Eadie, W. E. (8 February 1961). "Sir Kenneth Harper". The Times. p. 17.