Conor McKerr | |
Country: | South Africa |
Fullname: | Conor McKerr |
Birth Date: | 19 January 1998 |
Birth Place: | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
Heightft: | 6 |
Heightinch: | 6 |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
Role: | Bowler |
Club1: | Surrey |
Clubnumber1: | 83 |
Club2: | → Derbyshire (on loan) |
Year2: | 2017 |
Club3: | → Derbyshire (on loan) |
Year3: | 2021 |
Club4: | → Kent (on loan) |
Year4: | 2022 |
Club5: | → Kent (on loan) |
Year5: | 2023 |
Club6: | → Nottinghamshire (on loan) |
Year6: | 2023 |
Club7: | → Derbyshire (on loan) |
Year7: | 2023 |
Club8: | → Yorkshire (on loan) |
Year8: | 2024 |
Type1: | FC |
Debutdate1: | 2 June |
Debutyear1: | 2017 |
Debutfor1: | Derbyshire |
Debutagainst1: | Nottinghamshire |
Type2: | LA |
Debutdate2: | 23 April |
Debutyear2: | 2019 |
Debutfor2: | Surrey |
Debutagainst2: | Essex |
Columns: | 3 |
Column1: | FC |
Matches1: | 23 |
Runs1: | 235 |
Bat Avg1: | 12.36 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 37 |
Deliveries1: | 2,925 |
Wickets1: | 56 |
Bowl Avg1: | 32.12 |
Fivefor1: | 2 |
Tenfor1: | 1 |
Best Bowling1: | 5/54 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
Column2: | LA |
Matches2: | 39 |
Runs2: | 393 |
Bat Avg2: | 16.37 |
100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
Top Score2: | 71 |
Deliveries2: | 1,768 |
Wickets2: | 60 |
Bowl Avg2: | 30.48 |
Fivefor2: | 0 |
Tenfor2: | 0 |
Best Bowling2: | 4/32 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 6/– |
Column3: | T20 |
Matches3: | 21 |
Runs3: | 38 |
Bat Avg3: | 7.60 |
100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
Top Score3: | 10 |
Deliveries3: | 342 |
Wickets3: | 17 |
Bowl Avg3: | 34.52 |
Fivefor3: | 0 |
Tenfor3: | 0 |
Best Bowling3: | 2/19 |
Catches/Stumpings3: | 7/– |
Date: | 19 August |
Year: | 2024 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/807545.html ESPNcricinfo |
Conor McKerr (born 19 January 1998) is an English-South African cricketer who plays county cricket in England for Surrey County Cricket Club.[1] McKerr holds a British passport.[2] He made his first-class debut on loan to Derbyshire in 2017.
Conor McKerr was born in Johannesburg, Gauteng, on 19 January 1998. He was a member of the South Africa under-19 squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.[3] He left South Africa to sign for Surrey in March 2016, with the intention of qualifying to play for England.[4] On 31 May 2017, he joined Derbyshire on a one-month loan from Surrey.[5] He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 2017 County Championship on 2 June 2017, taking four wickets in the match against Nottinghamshire.[6] On his second Championship appearance for Derbyshire, against Northamptonshire, McKerr finished with bowling figures of 5/87 and 5/54, becoming the youngest bowler to take ten wickets in a match for the county.[7] This proved to be his final appearance for Derbyshire, as he was recalled by Surrey on 12 June.[8]
He made his List A debut on 23 April 2019, for Surrey in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup.[9] He made his Twenty20 debut on 15 June 2021, for Derbyshire in the 2021 T20 Blast.[10] In 2022 he played two matches on loan at Kent at the end of the season.[11] The following season McKerr rejoined Kent on loan for two matches in April.[12]