Edward Maxwell Kenney (10 December 1845 – 24 January 1916) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.
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Early life
The son of The Reverend Arthur Robert Kenney, he was born in December 1845 at Bourton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire. He was educated at Rugby School, before going up to Merton College, Oxford in 1864, from which he transferred to Charsley's Hall, Oxford.
Cricketer
While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut at Oxford against Southgate in 1865. Kenney played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1868, making seventeen appearances. An all-rounder, who bowled left-arm roundarm fast, Kenney took 66 wickets for Oxford at an average of 15.05. In three appearances against Cambridge in The University Match, he took 22 wickets; his career best figures came in the 1866 fixture, where he took 6 for 51 in the Cambridge first innings and 8 for 68 in their second. Described by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as a right-handed batsman who was a “good and free hitter”, he scored 204 runs at an average of 9.27. He recorded one score of over fifty, making 64 runs against Surrey while batting at number ten.