| Keith Linney | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Charles Keith Linney |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1912 |
| Birth Place: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Death Place: | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm medium-pace |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Family: | Father George |
| Club1: | Somerset |
| Year1: | 1931 - 1937 |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 6 May |
| Debutyear1: | 1931 |
| Debutfor1: | Somerset |
| Debutagainst1: | Hampshire |
| Lastdate1: | 25 June |
| Lastyear1: | 1937 |
| Lastfor1: | Somerset |
| Lastagainst1: | Essex |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 32 |
| Runs1: | 576 |
| Bat Avg1: | 14.40 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 60 |
| Deliveries1: | 222 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 59.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/9 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/ - |
| Date: | 7 July |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3686/3686.html CricketArchive |
Charles Keith Linney (26 August 1912 - 12 October 1992) played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1931 to 1937.[1] He was born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and died in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. His father George, who was born in Guildford, Surrey and died in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, played first-class cricket in one match for Tasmania.
Linney was a left-handed middle or lower order batsman and an occasional left-arm medium pace bowler. Linney had only one season for regular cricket as a professional player, 1931, when he appeared in 19 matches for Somerset and scored 395 first-class runs at an average of 17.17.[2] His one score of more than 50 was an innings of 60 against Surrey at Taunton.[3] In Somerset's mobile and amateur-dominated batting line-up of the 1930s, Linney's next home match after this success saw him batting at No 10 in the order.[4] Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1932 noted that Linney played some "bright innings".[5] But after this one season he played only occasionally: seven matches in 1932, one in 1934 and five in 1937, and in none of these matches did he achieve any notable success.[2]