Kenneth Archer was the older brother of Ronald Archer (who also played for the State and Australia), he was a graceful batsman, his favourite shot being the deflective shot off his legs. He opened the batting for Queensland between 1946 and 1957, and was a prominent fielder for both sides, although he never took a first class or test Match catch. He toured South Africa in 1949 without playing a Test match - he scored 826 runs on the same tour. Archer played against England at home in the 1950/51 season and a year later played against the West Indies.