About Esmond Kentish
Esmond Kentish, 94, Jamaican Test cricketer.
Explore other notable deaths in 2011 or deaths in June 2011.
The Deaths Archive presents
How well do you know Esmond Kentish?
Explore their life. Test your knowledge. Beat the challenge.
10 questions · One legacy · How much do you really know?
Challenge your friends
Play together in real-time.
Advertisement
Full Biography
|Esmond Seymour Maurice Kentish (21 November 1916 – 10 June 2011) was a West Indian international cricketer who played in two Test matches from 1948 to 1954.
He was born in Cornwall Mountain, Westmoreland, Jamaica, and attended Cornwall College in Montego Bay,. and Mico Teachers' Training College in Kingston. He was Deputy Governor of the Bank of Jamaica.
Cricket career
Kentish made his Test debut in the fourth Test of the West Indies vs England series in the 1947/48 season. He had match bowling figures of 3–106 as the West Indies won by ten wickets. He didn't play Test cricket again for the West Indies until the first Test of the West Indies vs England series in the 1953/54 season. He went wicketless in England's first innings, but took 5–49 in their second as the West Indies won by 140 runs.
Later he went to Oxford University to study at St John's College. He played 14 matches for Oxford University in 1956, taking 44 wickets at an average of 25.77. At 39, he was the oldest player to play in the University Match.
Death
Kentish died on 10 June 2011 aged 94. At the time he was the oldest living West Indian Test cricketer.
Content from Wikipedia — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Interactive
Test Your Knowledge – Trivia Challenge
How well do you know this person's life and legacy?
No account needed to play. Sign in to keep your score on the leaderboard.
Books & Media
Find books, audiobooks and films about Esmond Kentish on Amazon.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
Sources
- Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmond_Kentish
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sep 26, 2026
- View article
- Sep 26, 2026
People who died on June 10
Spotted an error?
Help us keep the archive accurate. Report a correction with a source.
Report an error for Esmond Kentish →Advertisement