Ken Farnes
| Full name: | Kenneth Farnes |
| Born: | 8th July 1911, Leytonstone, Essex, England |
| Died: | 20th October 1941, Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
| Education: | Royal Liberty School, Romford; Pembroke College, Cambridge Univeristy |
| Biography: | Housemaster at Worksop College. As an RAF night flier, he crash landed on his first unsupervised flight and was killed instantly |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1934-1938/39); Essex (Main FC: 1930-1939); Cambridge University (Main FC: 1931-1933); All teams |
| Essex cap: 1931 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1939 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Pictures: | Last resting place of Ken Farnes |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1934-1938/39) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 15 | 17 | 5 | 58 | 20 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1934-1938/39) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 3932 | 103 | 1719 | 60 | 6-96 | 28.65 | 3 | 1 | 65.53 | 2.62 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1930-1939) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 168 | 201 | 59 | 1182 | 97* | 8.32 | 0 | 2 | 84 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1930-1939) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 32327 | 1003 | 14805 | 690 | 8-38 | 21.45 | 44 | 8 | 46.85 | 2.74 |
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