Peter Kelly (cricketer)

Peter Kelly
Personal information
Full name
Peter Charles Kelly
Born(1942-04-28)28 April 1942
Sydney, Australia
Died11 October 2023(2023-10-11) (aged 81)
BattingRight-handed
RoleOpening batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1962/63New South Wales
1964/65–1966/67Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 23
Runs scored 1,611
Batting average 40.27
100s/50s 4/7
Top score 132
Balls bowled 73
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 October 2023

Peter Charles Kelly (28 April 1942 – 11 October 2023) was an Australian cricketer. He played twenty-three first-class matches for New South Wales and Western Australia between 1962–63 and 1966–67.

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 (119 and 108*) against the touring English team. Kelly died in October 2023, at the age of 81.

References

  1. ↑ "Peter Kelly". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Peter Kelly". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Wisden 1967, pp. 850–51.
  4. ↑ "Western Australia v MCC 1965-66". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Western Australia v Marylebone Cricket Club at Perth, 29 Oct-2 Nov 1965". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Vale Peter Kelly". WA Cricket Media. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Peter Kelly". The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 August 2024.