Ken Preston

Kenneth Charles Preston (22 August 1925 6 January 2019) was an English cricketer.[1] He played for Essex between 1948 and 1964.[2]

Ken Preston
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Charles Preston
Born(1925-08-22)22 August 1925
Goodmayes, Essex, England
Died6 January 2019(2019-01-06) (aged 93)
BattingRight-handed
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1948–1964Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 397 2
Runs scored 3053 6
Batting average 10.21 6.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 70 4*
Balls bowled 168
Wickets 1160 3
Bowling average 26.32 36.66
5 wickets in innings 37 0
10 wickets in match 2 0
Best bowling 7/55 2/39
Catches/stumpings 350/0 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2019

Preston was born in Goodmayes and served with the Royal Navy during World War 2, taking part in the Normandy Landings as a landing craft crew member. He made his first-class cricket debut in 1948 and impressed as a fast bowler in his first season. During the following winter he broke his leg playing football and missed the entire 1949 cricket season. When he resumed playing in 1950 he had lost some of his bowling speed but regained form and full fitness by 1951 and bowled well for the next three seasons. After losing form again and being dropped in 1954 Preston concentrated on accuracy rather than pace, and performed consistently until his retirement at the end of the 1964 season. His best season was 1957, when he took 140 wickets at an average of 20 runs each. After retiring from playing he coached cricket at Brentwood School.[3]

References

  1. "Funeral Arrangements Set For Ken Preston". Essex County Cricket Club. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. "Ken Preston". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. Booth, Lawrence, ed. (2020). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2020. London: John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 218–219. ISBN 9781472972859.
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