Ken Palmer

Kenneth Ernest Palmer (born 22 April 1937) is an English former cricketer and umpire, who played in one Test in 1965, and umpired 22 Tests and 23 ODIs from 1977 to 2001.[1] He was born in Winchester, Hampshire.

Ken Palmer
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Ernest Palmer
Born (1937-04-22) 22 April 1937
Winchester, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
RelationsRoy Palmer (brother)
Gary Palmer (son)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 427)12 February 1965 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1955–1969Somerset
Umpiring information
Tests umpired22 (1978–1994)
ODIs umpired23 (1977–2001)
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class List A
Matches 1 314 24
Runs scored 10 7771 137
Batting average 10.00 20.72 9.78
100s/50s –/– 2/27 –/–
Top score 10 125* 35
Balls bowled 378 44302 1335
Wickets 1 866 34
Bowling average 189.00 21.34 21.55
5 wickets in innings – 47 –
10 wickets in match – 5 n/a
Best bowling 1/113 9/57 4/26
Catches/stumpings –/– 158/– 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 October 2009

Playing career

A reliable all-rounder for Somerset between 1955 and 1969, Palmer was a right-handed middle-order batsman and fast-medium bowler with a whippy action, whose best season was 1961, when he achieved the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets.

Palmer played one Test. Because of injuries to other bowlers (John Price, David Brown and Tom Cartwright), he was called up while coaching in Johannesburg to play in the fifth Test at Port Elizabeth, on the 1964-65 England tour of South Africa.[2]

Umpiring

Palmer was appointed as an umpire in 1972, and made his international debut in the England versus Pakistan Test in June 1978.

Family connections

His brother, Roy Palmer, also played for Somerset, and equally became a first-class and Test match umpire. Ken's son Gary also played as an all-rounder for Somerset.

See also

References
  1. "Ken Palmer". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. "When Winston won it for Windies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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