Four former Kent players honoured in special presentation

FORMERKent greats Tich Freeman, Lord Stanley Cornwallis, Albert Wright, and Geoffrey Legge have been inducted into Kent County Cricket Club“s Hall of Fame. Relatives of the four former Kent players were presented with their commemorative caps during a Capped Players Presentation at lunch on the second day of the Kent“s LV County Championship match with Essex on Sunday.

The Club present numbered caps, Lord Harris' was Number 1, and the numbers tell us the order in which they have been presented. This tradition was started relatively recently so the Club is in the process of awarding caps to players from many years ago. Today the players were remembered and family members received the cap from Kent President Graham Johnson and Club Captain, Rob Key.

Below you can read more information on the four former Kent players:

Alfred Percy (“Tich”) Freemanis a cricket legend. In 506 matches for the County he took 3,340 wickets with his leg-breaks and googlies, 1,130 more than the legendry Colin Blythe, Kent’s second most successful bowler. He took all ten in an innings on three occasions, ten or more in a match 128 times and five or more in an innings 348 times. His first appearance was in 1914 and following the end of World War 1 he played continuously until 1936, appearing in 468 matches. His Cap, Number 76, was awarded in 1920.

Stanley Cornwallisplayed for the County from 1919 to 1926. He was awarded his County Cap (number 82) in 1923. He was County Captain from 1924 to 1926. Described as “a useful fast bowler”, he took 118 wickets in his 96 games with an average of 32.39. He scored 994 runs in 133 innings averaging 11.55. In his three years as Captain the team finished in fifth place in 1924 and 1925 and in 1926 in third place. 42 victories were recorded in those three years.

Albert Charles Wrightwas a fast right-arm bowler, a hard-hitting batsman and an outstanding fielder. He made his first appearance for the County in 1921 and was a regular in the side for the next eleven seasons. In 212 matches he took 598 wickets at an average of 24.25. He scored 3,336 runs at an average of 13.52 and with a highest score of 81. He is Cap Number 83 which he was awarded in 1923.

Geoffrey Leggeis Cap Number 91, awarded in 1927. He played in the Eleven from 1924 to 1930 and was Captain from 1928 to 1930. In those three seasons the County finished second, eighth and fifth in the Championship, winning 39 out of 86 matches. He was an attractive batsman, a fine stroke player and a good fielder. His three centuries included one of 101 against Lancashire at Maidstone, when he and Percy Chapman put on 284 runs in two and a half hours. Geoffrey Legge was a Lieutenant-Commander in the Fleet Air Arm and lost his life whilst flying on 21stNovember 1940.