Kenneth Roy Rickards (22 August 1923 – 21 August 1995) was a

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er who played in two Test matches from

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. He was born in Rollington Town in Jamaica and made his first class debut in 1946. He played as a professional in the Lancashire League for Haslingden in 1951 in one game, and was brought back to Jamaica by public subscription for the 1953/4 tour by the MCC. However he failed in the final tour match and did not make the Test side.

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* 1923 births 1995 deaths West Indies Test cricketers Cricketers from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican cricketers Commonwealth XI cricketers Essex cricketers Jamaican expatriate cricketers in England Jamaica cricketers 20th-century Jamaican sportsmen {{Jamaica-cricket-bio-stub