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Full name | William James Kendle | ||||||||||||||
Born | 9 April 1847 Romsey, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 30 January 1920 Woodsford, Dorset, England | (aged 72)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Relations | Charles Kendle (brother | ||||||||||||||
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1869–1878 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 22 January 2010 |
William James Kendle (9 April 1847 — 30 January 1920) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.
The son of W. T. Kendle, he was born at Broadlands near Romsey in April 1847. Kendle was educated at Sherborne School, [1] before matriculating to Caius College, Cambridge. [2] At Cambridge, he was a member of Cambridge University Cricket Club but did not play at first-class level for the university. However, he did play first-class cricket for Hampshire during his studies, making a single appearance against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Southampton in 1869. [3] After graduating from Cambridge, he was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon at Ripon Cathedral in 1871. Later that same year he took up the post of curate at Elland, which he held until 1881. [2] Despite his ecclesiastical duties in the North of England, Kendle still found the time to play first-class cricket for Hampshire, making one appearance in 1875 and three in 1878. [2] In five first-class matches for Hampshire, he scored 66 runs at an average of 7.33, with a highest score of 29. [4]
In 1881, he moved to Dorset where he was chaplain of the Dorset County Asylum until 1882. From there, he spent a year as curate of Wimborne St Giles, [2] prior to being appointed vicar at Aspall in Suffolk in 1886. [1] The following year, he was appointed reverend of Woodsford with Tincleton in 1887; he held this post for 33 years. [2] While in Dorset, he rekindled his association with Sherborne School by serving as honorary secretary of the Old Shirburnians Cricket Club. [1] Kendle died at Woodford in January 1920. [5] His brother , Charles Kendle, was also a first-class cricketer.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | William James Kendle | ||||||||||||||
Born | 9 April 1847 Romsey, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 30 January 1920 Woodsford, Dorset, England | (aged 72)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Relations | Charles Kendle (brother | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1869–1878 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 22 January 2010 |
William James Kendle (9 April 1847 — 30 January 1920) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.
The son of W. T. Kendle, he was born at Broadlands near Romsey in April 1847. Kendle was educated at Sherborne School, [1] before matriculating to Caius College, Cambridge. [2] At Cambridge, he was a member of Cambridge University Cricket Club but did not play at first-class level for the university. However, he did play first-class cricket for Hampshire during his studies, making a single appearance against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Southampton in 1869. [3] After graduating from Cambridge, he was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon at Ripon Cathedral in 1871. Later that same year he took up the post of curate at Elland, which he held until 1881. [2] Despite his ecclesiastical duties in the North of England, Kendle still found the time to play first-class cricket for Hampshire, making one appearance in 1875 and three in 1878. [2] In five first-class matches for Hampshire, he scored 66 runs at an average of 7.33, with a highest score of 29. [4]
In 1881, he moved to Dorset where he was chaplain of the Dorset County Asylum until 1882. From there, he spent a year as curate of Wimborne St Giles, [2] prior to being appointed vicar at Aspall in Suffolk in 1886. [1] The following year, he was appointed reverend of Woodsford with Tincleton in 1887; he held this post for 33 years. [2] While in Dorset, he rekindled his association with Sherborne School by serving as honorary secretary of the Old Shirburnians Cricket Club. [1] Kendle died at Woodford in January 1920. [5] His brother , Charles Kendle, was also a first-class cricketer.