Ken Farnes

Cricket information

Batting style

Right-hand bat

Bowling style

Right-arm fast

International information

National side

English

Career statistics

Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	15	168
Runs scored	58	1182
Batting average	4.83	8.32
100s/50s	-/-	-/2
Top score	20	97*
Balls bowled	3932	32397
Wickets	60	690
Bowling average	28.64	21.45
5 wickets in innings	3	44
10 wickets in match	1	8
Best bowling	6/96	8/38
Catches/stumpings	1/-	84/-

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Kenneth Farnes (8 July 1911 – 20 October 1941) was an English cricketer. He played in 15 Tests from 1934 to 1939.

Farnes was born in Leytonstone, Essex, and was educated at the Royal Liberty School in Gidea Park. He made his first-class debut for Essex in 1930, aged only 19. He took 5-36 in his second county match against Kent. He studied at Cambridge University, playing cricket in the University side for three years while also continuing to play for Essex. After graduating, he became a teacher at Worksop College, which limited his opportunity to play for Essex.

Farnes was reduced to tears in 1932, playing against Yorkshire at Scarborough. Earlier that year, playing at Leyton, Yorkshire had beaten Essex by an innings and 313 runs. Farnes reinforced Essex for the return match. Bowling as fast as he could, he conceded 75 runs to Herbert Sutcliffe and Maurice Leyland in 4 overs, and Essex lost again by an innings and 8 runs.

In 1933, he took 41 wickets for Cambridge at a bowling average of 17.39 runs; in all, he took 113 wickets at an average of 18.38 that year. He was called up for the 1st Test against Australia in 1934, at Trent Bridge, taking 5-102 and 5-77, although England lost by 238 runs. He also played in the 2nd Test at Lord's, but was then injured, missing the next 2 tests and only playing again towards the end of the season.

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