Kenneth Harper (cricketer)
Sir Kenneth Harper | |||||||||||||||
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| Member of the Council of State | |||||||||||||||
| In office 1928–1932 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 August 1891 South Kensington, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 January 1961 (aged 70) Abinger Hammer | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Kate Donaldson (1929–1961) | ||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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Sir Kenneth Brand Harper (8 August 1891 – 21 January 1961) was an English first-class cricketer and businessman.
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.
Harper was a member of the Council of State, the upper house of the British India legislature, between 1928 and 1932. In 1936, Harper was appointed a director of Burmah Oil, later serving as chairman between 1948 and 1957.
Harper was made a knight bachelor in the 1936 New Year Honours.
He was born in South Kensington; died in Abinger Hammer.