Kenneth Yates
Namibian cricketer
Kenneth Clement Yates (born 4 August 1938) is a former cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket in England. Yates was a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He was born at Keetmanshoop in what was then South-West Africa.
In 1961, Yates played a single first-class match for Cambridge University against the Free Foresters. In the match he batted once, remaining unbeaten on 0 and taking 3 catches behind the stumps.
In 1963, he played a single Minor Counties Championship match for Cambridgeshire against Wiltshire.
The following year, Yates played in a List A match for Cambridgeshire against Essex in the 1964 Gillette Cup. In his only List A match, he scored five runs but did not make any dismissals.
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