Roy Kilner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Cricket player of England.
Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1890
Place of Birth: Wombwell, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 05-Apr-1928
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Roy Kilner
- Roy Kilner (17 October 1890 – 5 April 1928) was an English professional cricketer who played nine Test matches for England between 1924 and 1926.
- An all-rounder, he played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1911 and 1927.
- In all first-class matches, he scored 14,707 runs at an average of 30.01 and took 1,003 wickets at an average of 18.45.
- Kilner scored 1,000 runs in a season ten times and took 100 wickets in a season five times.
- On four occasions, he completed the double: scoring 1,000 runs and taking 100 wickets in the same season, recognised as a sign of a quality all-rounder. Kilner first played for Yorkshire as a batsman before the First World War, establishing a regular place in the side.
- After being wounded in the war, he returned in 1919 to a Yorkshire side which was short of bowlers.
- As a result, Kilner began to practise his bowling to the point where he became highly regarded as a slow left-arm bowler.
- His aggressive batting and warm personality made him a popular player with both cricketers and spectators.
- His form brought selection by England in 1924 and a visit to Australia for the Ashes tour of 1924–25.
- Although the second most successful bowler of the tour, his bowling subsequently declined in effectiveness, and did not trouble batsmen on good pitches.
- He was selected during the 1926 Ashes but dropped for the final Test.
- Kilner went on several coaching trips to India during English winters, and on one of these, in 1928, he contracted an illness; on his return to England, he died aged 37.
- His funeral was attended by over 100,000 people and there was widespread sadness at his death.
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