Ken Palmer
| Full name: | Kenneth Ernest Palmer |
| Born: | 22nd April 1937, Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Died: | 23rd July 2024, Taunton, Somerset, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Biography: | Awarded MBE in 2003 New Year's Honours for services to cricket |
| Relations: | Brother: R Palmer; Nephew: N Palmer; Son: GV Palmer |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1964/65); Somerset (Main FC: 1955-1969); Somerset (Main ListA: 1963-1969); Somerset Second XI (Minor Counties Championship: 1955-1965); All teams |
| Somerset cap: 1958 | |
| Somerset benefit season: 1968 (Testimonial. Raised 4,000 pounds) | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1964/65) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 24.39 | 0 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1964/65) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 378 | 7 | 189 | 1 | 1-113 | 189.00 | 0 | 0 | 378.00 | 3.00 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1955-1969) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 314 | 481 | 106 | 7771 | 125* | 20.72 | 2 | 27 | 158 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1955-1969) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 44302 | 1782 | 18485 | 866 | 9-57 | 21.34 | 47 | 5 | 51.15 | 2.50 |
| List A Career Batting and Fielding (1963-1969) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Somerset | 24 | 19 | 5 | 137 | 35 | 9.78 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| List A Career Bowling (1963-1969) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Somerset | 1335 | 41 | 733 | 34 | 4-26 | 21.55 | 1 | 0 | 39.26 | 3.29 |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1955-1965) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Somerset Second XI | 23 | 37 | 8 | 890 | 101 | 30.68 | 1 | 5 | 16 | |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1955-1965) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Somerset Second XI | 1498 | 62 | 627 | 33 | 6-65 | 19.00 | 3 | 0 | 45.39 | 2.51 |
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