Kenneth_Harper_(cricketer)

Kenneth Harper (cricketer)

Kenneth Harper (cricketer)

English cricketer

Sir Kenneth Brand Harper (8 August 1891 – 21 January 1961) was an English first-class cricketer and businessman.

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He played for Middlesex three times in 1910, before making a single appearance for the Bengal Governor's XI in 1917.

After service with the Royal Marines in World War I, Harper moved to British India.[2]

Harper was a member of the Council of State, the upper house of the British India legislature, between 1928 and 1932.[2][3] In 1936, Harper was appointed a director of Burmah Oil, later serving as chairman between 1948 and 1957.[4][5][6]

Harper was made a knight bachelor in the 1936 New Year Honours.[7]

He was born in South Kensington; died in Abinger Hammer.[8][9][10]

References

  1. [1]
    "Lady Harper". The Times. 28 May 1962. p. 14.
  2. [2]
    Williamson, Martin. "Kenneth Harper". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. [3]
    The Council of State Debates (PDF). Vol. 1. Calcutta: Government of India. 1931 – via Parliament of India.
  4. [4]
    "Burmah Oil Co". The Daily Telegraph. 1 November 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Sir Kenneth steps down at Burmah". Evening Standard. 1 November 1957. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Company meeting - The Burmah Oil Company Limited". The Daily Telegraph. 5 June 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  7. [7]
    "No. 34238". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 1 January 1936. p. 3.
  8. [8]
    "Kenneth Harper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Sir Kenneth Harper". The Times. 23 January 1961. p. 21.
  10. [10]
    Eadie, W. E. (8 February 1961). "Sir Kenneth Harper". The Times. p. 17.


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