Robert Kennedy (cricketer) explained

Robert Kennedy
Country:New Zealand
Fullname:Robert John Kennedy
Birth Date:3 June 1972
Birth Place:Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
International:true
Testdebutdate:13 January
Testdebutyear:1996
Testdebutagainst:Zimbabwe
Testcap:198
Lasttestdate:27 April
Lasttestyear:1996
Lasttestagainst:West Indies
Odidebutdate:31 January
Odidebutyear:1996
Odidebutagainst:Zimbabwe
Odicap:97
Lastodidate:6 December
Lastodiyear:1996
Lastodiagainst:Pakistan
Club1:Otago
Club2:Wellington
Year2:1998/99–1999/00
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Columns:4
Matches1:4
Runs1:28
Bat Avg1:7.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:22
Deliveries1:636
Wickets1:6
Bowl Avg1:63.33
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/28
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Matches2:7
Runs2:17
Bat Avg2:17.00
100S/50S2:0/0
Deliveries2:312
Wickets2:5
Bowl Avg2:56.60
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:2/36
Catches/Stumpings2:1/–
Matches3:38
Runs3:306
Bat Avg3:9.00
100S/50S3:0/0
Top Score3:31
Deliveries3:5,772
Wickets3:91
Bowl Avg3:31.02
Fivefor3:1
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:6/61
Catches/Stumpings3:14/–
Matches4:46
Runs4:126
Bat Avg4:9.00
100S/50S4:0/0
Top Score4:20
Deliveries4:2,427
Wickets4:58
Bowl Avg4:32.67
Fivefor4:0
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:4/29
Catches/Stumpings4:13/–
Date:4 May
Year:2017
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37530.html Cricinfo

Robert John Kennedy (born 3 June 1972) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in four Test matches and seven One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 1996.

Kennedy was born at Dunedin in 1972 and was educated at Otago Boys' High School in the city.[1] After playing age-group cricket for the province, he made his senior representative debut for Otago during the 1993–94 season.[2]

A tall fast bowler, Kennedy's ability to "bowl line and length" and to get the ball to move both into and away from the batsman saw him selected for New Zealand Academy matches during the 1995–96 season and he was selected for the Test team to play against the touring Zimbabweans in January 1996.[3] His best international figures of 3/28 came on Test debut, and although he was selected in the 1996 Cricket World Cup squad,[3] Wisden considered that he "seemed out of his depth for much of the international season".[4] He toured the West Indies with New Zealand later in the year, playing in both of the Test matches on the tour, and played in two of the three ODIs on the tour of Pakistan at the end of the year, but fell out of the side and made all 11 of his international appearances during 1996.[3]

Kennedy moved to play for Wellington ahead of the 1998–99 season, playing in the capital for two seasons[2] before he "drifted out of the game".[3]

Notes and References

  1. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 75. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2236/2236.html Robert Kennedy
  3. Cameron D (nd)Robert Kennedy, CricInfo. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-153558 New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Hamilton, January 13, 14, 15, 16, 17