Kenneth George "Charlie" Horsnell (3 September 1933 – 1 October 2023) was an Australian cricketer. He played in sixteen first-class matches as a left-arm seam bowler for South Australia between 1953 and 1960.
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| Full name | Kenneth George Horsnell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 September 1933 Joslin, South Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 October 2023 (aged 90) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Charlie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–54 to 1960–61 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 9 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
His best performance was in his third match, against Victoria at Melbourne in January 1954,[1] when he took six for 80 in Victoria's first innings and six for 102 in the second. He dropped out of the team in 1955–56, but returned to play two more first-class matches in November 1960.[2]
Horsnell played grade cricket for East Torrens and Kensington, as well as Australian rules football for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League.[3]
Kenneth Horsnell died on 1 October 2023, at the age of 90.[4][5]
See also
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edit- ^ "Victoria v South Australia, January 1-5, 1954". Cricinfo. Retrieved on 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Kenneth Horsnell". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Vale Ken Horsnell". Retrieved on 10 October 2023.
- ^ "SACA is mourning the loss of former first-class cricketer Kenneth George (Charlie) Horsnell". Retrieved on 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Kenneth George Horsnell". Retrieved on 9 October 2023.
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