Trent Kelly (cricketer) explained

Trent Peter Kelly (born 24 March 1984 in Henley Beach) is a former Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for South Australia and Western Australia.[1] In Adelaide, his grade cricket club was the Western Eagles.[2]

Kelly was a right-arm paceman and right-handed batsman who played eight matches of first-class cricket between 2004 and 2011 and seven List A matches between 2002 and 2008.[3] He retired in October 2015.[4] Kelly was an assistant coach for the South Australian under-19 team at the 2014–15 Under 19 National Championships.[5]

Since his retirement from playing, Kelly has worked as a groundsman in Adelaide. He supervised the preparation of the pitches used for the opening rounds of the 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/few-surprises-in-sa-squad/2007/05/31/1180205406328.html "Few surprises in SA squad"
  2. Capal, Andrew (20 March 2013). "Redbacks allrounder Sam Miller stumps the rest to take Bradman Medal". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. Web site: Trent Kelly . CricketArchive . 19 October 2020.
  4. Turner, Matt (14 October 2015). "West Torrens set for two-day Grade Cricket opener". Messenger (Adelaidenow.com). Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. http://www.oursportinglifesa.com.au/single-post/2014/12/23/SA-Redbacks-Squad-announced-for-Under-19-Championships "SA Redbacks Squad announced for Under 19 Championships"
  6. News: Brettig . Daniel . Adelaide ground staff raise the bar for Shield pitches . 19 October 2020 . ESPNcricinfo . 16 October 2020.