Kenneth Shearwood

Kenneth Arthur Shearwood (born 5 September 1921) is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University between 1949 and 1951 and for Derbyshire in 1949.

Shearwood was born in Derby and was educated at Shrewsbury School before going to Brasenose College, Oxford.^[1] He played minor counties cricket for Cornwall in 1947 and for Derbyshire second XI in 1948. He made five appearances as wicketkeeper for Oxford University between 1949 and 1951 when he made 5 catches and 4 stumpings. He played one match as wicketkeeper for Derbyshire in the 1949 season against Gloucestershire when he stumped one batsman. As a right-handed batsman he played 6 innings in 5 first-class matches at an average of 9 with a top score of 28.^[2]

Shearwood was also an amateur footballer and represented Oxford University. He played in the Pegasus side which won the FA Amateur Cup at Wembley Stadium in 1951 and 1953.^[3]

Shearwood has published three books: Whistle the Wind in 1959 (illustrated by Alex J Ingram); Evening Star:The Story of a Cornish Fishing Lugger in 1972; and Pegasus in 1975.^[4]

References

Further reading

• Hardly a Scholar. Ken Shearwood's vigorous and lively autobiography, with a Foreword by Ted Maidment. (Kennedy & Boyd, 2009)
• Pegasus: The Famous Oxford and Cambridge Soccer Side of the Nineteen Fifties. Reprinted, With an Introduction by Geoffrey Green, and an Afterword by David Miller. (Kennedy & Boyd, 2011)
• Whistle The Wind: A Mevagissey Venture. With illustrations by Alex J Ingram. Reprinted. (Kennedy & Boyd, 2009)