Roger Kynaston (5 November 1805 – 21 June 1874) was an English first-class

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er who was Honorary Secretary of

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(MCC) from 1842 to 1858. As a player, Kynaston was active from 1830 to 1854. He played mainly for MCC teams but also represented

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and played for the Gentlemen in the

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series. A right-handed

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who never

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, he is recorded in 166 matches designated first-class, totalling 2,618 runs at the low average of 9.15 with a highest score of 54 and holding 43 catches. Kynaston was MCC's second Secretary, succeeding Benjamin Aislabie. He tried to improve conditions for cricket's

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but, according to

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, he was "somewhat fussy" and his relationships with the MCC staff were not always good. However, Warner points out that Kynaston held office during "a difficult period" of MCC's history. He was succeeded in 1858 by

Alfred Baillie Alfred William Baillie (22 June 1830 – 10 May 1867) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and barrister who served as secretary of the Marylebone Cricket Club. The son of the Scot Colonel Hugh Duncan Baillie of Redcastle, he was born at Maryl ...

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