Ernie Kelaart Explained

Ernie Kelaart
Country:Sri Lanka
Fullname:Ernest Colvin Kelaart
Birth Date:29 June 1922
Birth Place:Colombo, Ceylon
Death Place:Melbourne, Australia
Family:Ed Kelaart (uncle)
Mervyn Kelaart (uncle)
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium-pace
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:9
Runs1:166
Bat Avg1:11.85
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:38 not out
Deliveries1:822
Wickets1:7
Bowl Avg1:48.57
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:2/19
Catches/Stumpings1:5/–
Date:1 October 2017
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26321/26321.html CricketArchive

Ernest Colvin Kelaart (29 June 1922 – 11 September 2008) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon between 1950 and 1958. He toured Pakistan in 1949-50.[1]

He married Barbara Nellie Joseph in Colombo in 1952. They had three sons and three daughters, and moved with their family to Australia.[2] He died in Melbourne in September 2008.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-class matches played by Ernie Kelaart. CricketArchive. 1 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Sri Lanka Burgher Family Genealogy: GRAY Family #1141 . Rootsweb. 1 October 2017.
  3. Web site: KELAART, Ernest Colvin . Weekly Times . 29 June 2020.