Kenneth Helfrich (28 March 1927 – 15 February 1982) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Griqualand West and North-Eastern Transvaal between 1950 and 1959. He was the youngest of four brothers who all played first-class cricket.
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| Born | 28 March 1927 Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 February 1982 (aged 54) Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Dudley Helfrich (brother) Basil Helfrich (brother) Cyril Helfrich (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949/50–1952/53 | Griqualand West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956/57–1957/58 | North-Eastern Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959/60 | Griqualand West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Helfrich played irregularly in first-class cricket: eight matches in 11 seasons. In his second match he made 87 and took 5 for 46 for Griqualand West against Eastern Province.[1] In 1956–57, in his first match for North-Eastern Transvaal, he scored 71 in a team total of 125 against the touring MCC; Wisden noted: "Helfrich, who batted without gloves, made several fine drives in a stay of two and a half hours. Extras was the next best score."[2]
References
edit- ^ "Griqualand West v Eastern Province 1950-51". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Wisden 1958, p. 826.
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