Charlie Kerr (cricketer) explained

Allen Kerr
Birth Date:	13 June 1906
Birth Place:	Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:	Auckland, New Zealand
Date:	13 June
Year:	2016
Source:	http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37560.html ESPNcricinfo

Allen Charles Kerr (13 June 1906  - 28 November 1985) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played fourteen first-class matches for Auckland between 1941 and 1946.^[1] He also played for Green Lane.^[2] He was an all-rounder.^[3]

Kerr was the son of Auckland cricketer Alec Kerr and was born at Auckland in 1906. He scored a century on debut for Auckland. Following his death in 1985 an obituary was published in the 1986 edition of the New Zealand Cricket Almanack and the main stand at the Auckland Domain ground was named in his honour.^[4]

References

• "Farewell to Kerr". Auckland Star. 17 December 1942. p 7.
• "Domain Games: Kerr misses 100". Auckland Star. 15 November 1943. p 5.
• "Hit For Sixes: Aggressive Wellington Batsmen Punish Charlie Kerr". The Auckland Star. 31 March 1945. Latest Sporting. p 4.
• "Kerr in the Runs" in "Suburban Opening . . . Solid Seventy To Kerr . . .". The Auckland Star. 28 October 1944. Latest Sporting. p 1.
• "A Coming Man" in "With Bat and Ball". The Sun, Auckland. 30 November 1927. p 7.
• "All-Round Excellence". The Auckland Star. 14 October 1938. p 17.
• "Bright Cricket Assured". Northern Advocate. 3 April 1947. p 2.
• Square-Leg. "Baker Cup Cricket in Tauranga". Bay of Plenty Times. 21 January 1949. p 5.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Allen Kerr . 13 June 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19450317.2.123.75 "Charlie Kerr"
3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19450428.2.171.1 "Charlie Kerr . . . best all rounder"
4. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 76. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)