lastagainst deliveries lastdate debutyear columns catches/stumpings year birth_date debutagainst country club batting name fullname debutfor birth_place column debutdate role source type lastyear runs date lastfor s/s matches article_title
free foresters balls 2 june 1949 1 5/5 1949-1951 1949 5 september 1921 gloucestershire england oxford university derbyshire right-handed batsman ken shearwood kenneth arthur shearwood oxford university derby , england first-class 30 april wicketkeeper http://cricketarchive.com/archive/players/32/32712/32712.html first-class 1951 45 1921 9 5 yes oxford university / 5 kenneth shearwood

kenneth shearwood

kenneth arthur shearwood -lrb- born 5 september 1921 -rrb- is a former english cricketer who played first-class cricket for oxford university between 1949 and 1951 and for derbyshire in 1949 .
shearwood was born in derby and was educated at shrewsbury school before going to brasenose college , oxford .
he played minor counties cricket for cornwall in 1947 and for derbyshire second xi in 1948 .
he made five appearances as wicketkeeper for oxford university between 1949 and 1951 when he made 5 catches and 4 stumpings .
he played one match as wicketkeeper for derbyshire in the 1949 season against gloucestershire when he stumped one batsman .
as a right-handed batsman he played 6 innings in 5 first-class matches at an average of 9 with a top score of 28 .
shearwood was also an amateur footballer and represented oxford university .
he played in the pegasus side which won the fa amateur cup at wembley stadium in 1951 and 1953 .
shearwood has published three books : `` whistle the wind '' in 1959 -lrb- illustrated by alex j ingram -rrb- ; `` evening star : the story of a cornish fishing lugger '' in 1972 ; and `` pegasus '' in 1975 .
