Kim Elgie

Kim Elgie
Personal information
Full name
Michael Kelsey Elgie
Born(1933-03-06)6 March 1933
Berea, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Died16 September 2025(2025-09-16) (aged 92)
Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut8 December 1961 v New Zealand
Last Test1 January 1962 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957/58–1961/62Natal
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 3 32
Runs scored 75 1,834
Batting average 12.50 36.67
100s/50s 0/1 3/13
Top score 56 162*
Balls bowled 66 760
Wickets 0 10
Bowling average – 40.50
5 wickets in innings – 0
10 wickets in match – 0
Best bowling – 3/16
Catches/stumpings 4/– 25/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 December 2020

Michael Kelsey "Kim" Elgie (6 March 1933 – 16 September 2025) was a South African cricketer who played in three Test matches in the 1961–62 series against New Zealand. He was also a rugby union footballer, who played for Scotland eight times as a centre while he was studying at the University of St Andrews in the 1950s.

Elgie was educated at Michaelhouse before attending the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where he studied science. He then studied optometry in London. A middle-order right-handed batsman and occasional left-arm spin bowler, he played first-class cricket for Natal from 1957–58 to 1961–62, and toured England with the Fezelas in 1961. He hit his top first-class score of 162 not out for Natal against Border in the 1959–60 season in a match in which 38 wickets fell for 418 runs.

Elgie retired from cricket after the 1961–62 season to work in his family's optometry business. With the death of Godfrey Lawrence in March 2025, Elgie became the oldest living South African Test cricketer. Elgie died on 16 September 2025.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Obituary: Kim Elgie". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Brooke, Robert (1985). The Collins Who's Who of English First-Class Cricket, 1945-1984. London: Collins. p. 82. ISBN 0002180960.
  3. ↑ Andrew Ward, Cricket's Strangest Matches, Robson, 1999, pp. 186–88.
  4. ↑ "Border v Natal 1959-60". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Wisden 2026, p. 227.
  6. ↑ "Oldest living players in Tests". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "The 11 oldest living players in Test cricket". Cricket365. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Kim Elgie Profile". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2026.