CRICKETER KILLED
ENGLAND'S FAST BOWLER
KENNETH FARNES IN R.A.F.
LONDON, Oct. 22
The English tfst cricketer Kenneth Fames, who was a member of the Royal Air Force, has been killed. He returned from Canada a fortnight ago after completing his training.
Probably the outstanding fast bowler since Larwood, Kenneth Fames, of Essex, was aged 30. His first appearance in test cricket was in 1934 when he look ten wickets against the Australians at Trent Bridge. He was a member of the M.C.C. side which toured Australia in 1936-37, and which subsequently played several games in New Zealand. A man of exceptional height and powerful physique, Fames was a natural fast bowler and a most popular cricketer. His appearances in first-class cricket before the war were restricted by his duties as a school teacher at one of the English public schools. Fames was a Cambridge ''blue'' from 1931 to 1933. 50 CONVOY ESCORTS MONEY VOTED FOR BUILDING WASHINGTON". Oct 22 It is officially stated that 320 ,000.000 dollars have been ear-marked under the Lease-or-Lend Act for 50 convoy escort ships. Xo details have been released, but well-informed authorities are of the opinion that most, if not all. will be assigned to Britain to guard Atlantic cargoes.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24104, 24 October 1941, Page 7
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