Kenneth McAlpine (11 April 1858 – 10 February 1923) was an English local government representative, a wine merchant and a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent and for teams led by Lord Hawke in North America.
[1] He was born at Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and died at Loose, Maidstone, Kent.
[3] 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.
[3] 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.
[3] He played three matches as a right-handed batsman for Kent in 1885 and 1886, but his highest score was only 10.