Peter Kelly (cricketer) explained

Peter Kelly
Fullname:Peter Charles Kelly
Birth Date:28 April 1942
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Opening batsman
Club1:New South Wales
Year1:1962/63
Club2:Western Australia
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:23
Runs1:1,611
Bat Avg1:40.27
100S/50S1:4/7
Top Score1:132
Deliveries1:73
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:10/–
Date:22 October 2023
Source:ESPNcricinfo

Peter Charles Kelly (28 April 1942 – 9 October 2023) was an Australian cricketer.[1] He played twenty-three first-class matches for New South Wales and Western Australia between 1962–63 and 1966–67.[2]

A right-handed opening batsman, Kelly had an outstanding season for Western Australia in 1965–66, when he scored four centuries, including two in one match against the touring English team.[3] [4] Kelly died in October 2023, at the age of 81.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Kelly . 2 January 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Peter Kelly . 2 January 2017 . Cricket Archive.
  3. Wisden 1967, pp. 850–51.
  4. Web site: Western Australia v MCC 1965-66 . Cricinfo . 22 October 2023.
  5. News: Vale Peter Kelly . 22 October 2023 . WA Cricket Media . 18 October 2023.
  6. Web site: Peter Kelly . The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians . 5 August 2024.