Myles Kenyon

Athlete

1886 – 1960

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Who was Myles Kenyon?

Myles Noel Kenyon was an English cricketer.

He was born at Walshaw Hall, Bury, Lancashire, the son of James Kenyon, a prosperous woollen manufacturer and Elise Kenyon and educated at Eton School.

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.

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

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

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Born
Dec 25, 1886
Died
Nov 21, 1960

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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