Background
He was born at Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and died at Loose, Maidstone, Kent.
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Kenneth McAlpine
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Career
Educated at Haileybury College, McAlpine left school early and was articled to a brewery in Maidstone, but left to become a tea-planter in India. Returning to England, he bought a wine merchant"s business and also became a director of a different Maidstone brewery. He also involved himself in local politics as a councillor on Kent County Council and was chairman of the local Unionist Association in Maidstone.
McAlpine"s cricket career was brief, but he had a long and enduring influence on the game in Kent as an administrator and a talent-spotter.
He played three matches as a right-handed batsman for Kent in 1885 and 1886, but his highest score was only 10. McAlpine was for many years the secretary of the Mote Cricket Club in Maidstone where he also played, and his talent in spotting potential cricketers led to him being brought on to Kent County Cricket Club committees.
He was serving as president of the county club in the year of his death. He did not marry.
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February 10, 1923 (aged 64)