Myles Kenyon

Myles Noel Kenyon (25 December 1886 – 21 November 1960) was an English cricketer.

Myles Kenyon

Personal information
Full name	Myles Noel Kenyon
Born	(1886-12-25)25 December 1886 Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Died	21 November 1960(1960-11-21) (aged 73) Birdham, Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1919 to 1925	Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 91 Runs scored 1435 Batting average 14.79 100s/50s 0/5 Top score 61 not out Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 20/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 23 September 2014

He was born at Walshaw Hall, Bury, Greater Manchester, the son of James Kenyon, a prosperous woollen and cotton manufacturer^[1] and Conservative MP; and Elise / Elisa Augusta (née Genth) Kenyon, a classically trained musician baptised in Rusholme^[2] with German parents; and educated at Eton School.^[3]

He played cricket as a right-handed batsman for Lancashire and was club captain from 1919 to 1922. He was club president in 1936–37. In 1934 he served as High Sheriff of Lancashire. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant for the county.^[3]

He died 21 November 1960 in Birdham, Sussex aged 73. In 1909 he had married Mary Moon.

The Myles N. Kenyon Cup is competed for by amateur football teams in the Bury area.