Kenneth Harper (cricketer)

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| name = Sir Kenneth Harper

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| office = Member of the Council of State

| term_start = 1928

| term_end = 1932

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1891|08|08|df=yes}}

| birth_place = South Kensington, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|1961|01|21|1891|01|21|df=yes}}

| death_place = Abinger Hammer

| spouse = Kate Donaldson (1929–1961){{Cite news |date=28 May 1962 |title=Lady Harper |pages=14 |work=The Times}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

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| batting = Right-handed

| club1 = Middlesex

| year1 = {{no wrap|1910}}

| club2 = Bengal Governor's XI

| year2 = {{no wrap|1917}}

| type1 = First-class

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| debutdate1 = 4 August

| debutyear1 = 1910

| debutfor1 = Middlesex

| debutagainst1 = Surrey

| lastdate1 = 23 November

| lastyear1 = 1917

| lastfor1 = Bengal Governor's XI

| lastagainst1 = Maharaja of Cooch-Behar's XI

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| matches1 = 4

| runs1 = 37

| bat avg1 = 5.28

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 28

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/-

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13621/13621.html CricketArchive {{subscription required}}

| date = 7 June

| year = 2022

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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.{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Martin |title=Kenneth Harper |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/kenneth-harper-14363 |access-date=2022-06-07 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

Harper was a member of the Council of State, the upper house of the British India legislature, between 1928 and 1932.{{Cite book |title=The Council of State Debates |publisher=Government of India|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/764156/1/cosd_03_01_10-02-1931.pdf |year=1931 |volume=1 |location=Calcutta|via=Parliament of India}}

In 1936, Harper was appointed a director of Burmah Oil, later serving as chairman between 1948 and 1957.{{Cite news |date=1957-11-01 |title=Burmah Oil Co. |pages=1 |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103305717/burmah-oil-co/ |access-date=2022-06-07}}{{Cite news |date=1957-11-01 |title=Sir Kenneth steps down at Burmah |pages=2 |work=Evening Standard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103305860/sir-kenneth-steps-down-at-burmah/ |access-date=2022-06-07}}{{Cite news |date=1937-06-05 |title=Company meeting - The Burmah Oil Company Limited |pages=4 |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103307080/company-meeting-the-burmah-oil/ |access-date=2022-06-07}}

Harper was made a knight bachelor in the 1936 New Year Honours.{{London Gazette |issue=34238 |date=1 January 1936 |pages=3|supp=1 }}

He was born in South Kensington; died in Abinger Hammer.{{Cite web |title=Kenneth Harper |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13621/13621.html |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite news |date=23 January 1961 |title=Sir Kenneth Harper |pages=21 |work=The Times}}{{Cite news |last=Eadie |first=W. E. |date=8 February 1961 |title=Sir Kenneth Harper |pages=17 |work=The Times}}