Kenneth Harper (cricketer)

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

Sir Kenneth Harper
Member of the Council of State
In office 1928–1932
Personal details
Born	(1891-08-08)8 August 1891 South Kensington, England
Died	21 January 1961(1961-01-21) (aged 70) Abinger Hammer
Spouse	Kate Donaldson (1929–1961)[1]
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1910	Middlesex
1917	Bengal Governor's XI
First-class debut	4 August 1910 Middlesex v Surrey
Last First-class	23 November 1917 Bengal Governor's XI v Maharaja of Cooch-Behar's XI
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 4 Runs scored 37 Batting average 5.28 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 28 Catches/stumpings 1/-
Source: CricketArchive (subscription required), 7 June 2022

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]