| Gwilym Kessey | |
| Country: | Australia |
| Fullname: | Gwilym Taf Kessey |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Meekatharra, Western Australia |
| Death Place: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Western Australia |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 13 |
| Runs1: | 320 |
| Bat Avg1: | 21.33 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 60 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 19/7 |
| Date: | 29 July |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16280/16280.html CricketArchive |
Gwilym Taf Kessey (13 January 1919 – 25 June 1986) was an Australian cricketer who played thirteen first-class matches between 1945 and 1950 for Western Australian sides as a wicket-keeper. He made his debut for Western Australia in 1945 against the Australian Services cricket team, making 22 in his only innings.[1] Kessey played in Western Australia's inaugural Sheffield Shield match in November 1947 against South Australia, making 12 runs batting at #8.[2] He played one match for a Western Australia Combined XI featuring Test players Ian Johnson, Ken Meuleman, Bruce Dooland and Sid Barnes against the MCC in 1946, stumping Test cricketers Denis Compton and Bill Edrich.[3] Overall, he played 13 first-class matches, scoring 320 runs with a highest score of 60, and making 26 dismissals.[4] His identical twin daughters, Karen and Katherine Kessey, were both actresses.[5]