Kenneth Mathews (cricketer)

Kenneth Patrick Arthur Mathews (born 10 May 1926) is an English former cricketer. Mathews was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at West Worthing, Sussex, and was educated at Felsted School.[1]

Mathews made his first-class debut for Sussex against Cambridge University in 1950. He made three further first-class appearances for the county in that season, against Surrey, Kent and Northamptonshire in the County Championship.[2] He scored his maiden first-class half century against Kent, with a score of 51.[3] The following season, while studying at Clare College, Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, making his debut for the university against Lancashire at Fenner's. He made eleven further first-class appearances for the university in that season, the last of which came against Oxford University in The University Match at Lord's.[2] He scored 540 runs in his twelve matches for the university, at an average of 25.71, with a high score of 77,[4] which came against Surrey.[5] He also played golf and field hockey for the university, gaining a Blue in each. Mathews also made two further first-class appearances in 1951, for Sussex in the County Championship against Northamptonshire and Hampshire.[2]

In addition to his university studies at Cambridge, Mathews also studied at Yale University in the United States. Returning to England, he made further first-class appearances, in 1954 for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University, scoring 74 in the Free Foresters second-innings,[6] as well as for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University in 1955 and for the Free Foresters against the same opposition in 1956.[2]

His father, John, also played first-class cricket.