Kenneth Woodroffe

Kenneth Herbert Clayton Woodroffe (9 December 1892 − 13 May 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

[1] Toward the end of the 1912 season, Woodroffe made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against the touring South Africans at Bournemouth.

[3] His debut was a success with the ball, taking figures of 5 for 33 in the South Africans first innings with his right-arm Fast bowling.

[3] Described by Frederic Wilson in the 1912 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as a "really fast [bowler]" who "can make the ball turn from the off on nearly any wicket".

[9] His 19-year-old brother, second lieutenant Sidney Woodroffe (8th Rifle Brigade), was killed two months after him in 1915 while showing such bravery that he was awarded the Victoria Cross.