Ken Palmer
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| Full name | Kenneth Ernest Palmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 1937 Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Roy Palmer (brother) Gary Palmer (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 427) | 12 February 1965 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1955–1969 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tests umpired | 22 (1978–1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 23 (1977–2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 October 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenneth Ernest Palmer (born 22 April 1937) is an English former cricketer and umpire, who played in one Test match in 1965, and umpired 22 Tests and 23 One Day Internationals from 1977 to 2001.[1] He was born in Winchester, Hampshire.
Playing career
A reliable
batsman and fast-medium bowler with a whippy action, whose best season was 1961, when he achieved the double
of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets.
Palmer played one Test. Because of injuries to other bowlers (
England tour of South Africa.[2]
Umpiring
Palmer was appointed as an umpire in 1972, and made his international debut in the England versus
Pakistan
Test in June 1978.
Family connections
His brother, Roy Palmer, also played for Somerset, and similarly became a first-class and Test match umpire. Ken's son Gary also played as an all-rounder for Somerset.
See also
References
- ^ "Ken Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ "When Winston won it for Windies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2018.