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Ken Palmer
England
Player profile
Full name Kenneth Ernest Palmer
Born April 22, 1937, Winchester, Hampshire
Current age 71 years 174 days
Major teams England, Somerset
Nickname Pedlar
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Umpire
Height
5 ft 10 in
Education Southbroom Secondary Modern, Devizes
Relations Brother - R Palmer, Son - GV Palmer
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
10.00 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
314 |
481 |
106 |
7771 |
125* |
20.72 |
2 |
27 |
|
|
158 |
0 |
| List A |
24 |
19 |
5 |
137 |
35 |
9.78 |
0 |
0 |
|
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6 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
1 |
2 |
378 |
189 |
1 |
1/113 |
1/189 |
189.00 |
3.00 |
378.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
314 |
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44254 |
18485 |
866 |
9/57 |
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21.34 |
2.50 |
51.1 |
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47 |
5 |
| List A |
24 |
|
1335 |
733 |
34 |
4/26 |
4/26 |
21.55 |
3.29 |
39.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Only Test |
South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth, Feb 12-17, 1965 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| First-class span |
1955 - 1969 |
| List A span |
1963 - 1969 |
Umpiring statistics
| Test debut |
England v Pakistan at Birmingham, Jun 1-5, 1978 scorecard |
| Last Test |
England v South Africa at The Oval, Aug 18-21, 1994 scorecard |
| Test matches |
22 |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
England v Australia at The Oval, Jun 6, 1977 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
England v Pakistan at Lord's, Jun 12, 2001 scorecard |
| ODI matches |
23 |
| ODI statistics |
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Ken Palmer will be best remembered as one of England's longer-serving umpires, but he also played one Test, when he was coaching in Johannesburg and was called up after a series of injuries in 1964-65. It was a chastening debut: his bowling average of 189 is the second-worst in England's Test history. In fairness, although it was a case of right place, right time, Palmer had been chosen in the England XII twice in 1963 only to be left out on the morning of the match. A stalwart allrounder for Somerset between 1955 and 1969, he was a solid middle-order batsman and fast-medium bowler. In 1961 he achieved the double - the youngest Somerset player to do so. He was appointed as an umpire in 1972, and in 31 seasons he stood in 22 Test matches and 23 one-day internationals. He was embroiled in controversy at Headingley in 1992 when he gave Graham Gooch not out when replays showed he had been run-out by two feet. The Pakistan side never forgave him as England went on to win a close match.
Martin Williamson
Awarded the MBE in December 2002
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