Matthew Kelly (cricketer)

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Matt Kelly
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Kelly
Born (1994-12-07) 7 December 1994 (age 27)
Claremont, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18–Western Australia
2017/18–Perth Scorchers
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 34 14 21
Runs scored 564 50 61
Batting average 16.11 10.00 15.25
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 89 16 23*
Balls bowled 6,326 616 446
Wickets 103 19 27
Bowling average 29.03 27.21 22.51
5 wickets in innings 5 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/67 4/25 3/27
Catches/stumpings 14/– 9/– 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 October 2021

Matthew Kelly (born 7 December 1994) is an Australian cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for Western Australia on 7 October 2017 in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup.[2]

In 2013 he played for the Australia Under-19 team against India, New Zealand, Zimbabwe and South Africa.[3][4] He was awarded a rookie contract with the Western Australia cricket team in April 2016.[5] He made his first-class debut for Western Australia in the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season on 26 October 2017.[6]

Kelly was selected as a replacement player for the Perth Scorchers in January 2018 when Andrew Tye was picked in the Australian national team.[7] He made his Twenty20 debut in the Scorchers 3 run loss to Sydney Thunder, taking a wicket and a catch during the match.[8] In April 2019, he was signed by the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise the Kolkata Knight Riders. He replaced South African bowler Anrich Nortje, who was ruled out of the tournament by a shoulder injury.[9] He was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Matthew Kelly". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ "10th match (D/N), JLT One-Day Cup at Perth, Oct 7 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ "WA's Kelly Impresses In Australia U19s Loss". WA Cricket Association. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. ^ "List of Under 19 ODI matches played by Matt Kelly".
  5. ^ "Warriors promote local cricket talent". News. 22 April 2016.
  6. ^ "2nd match (D/N), Sheffield Shield at Perth, Oct 26-29 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Squad Release: BBL:07 Game 7". Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Hits and misses as Perth lose thriller". PerthNow. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Kolkata Knight Riders draft in Matt Kelly to replace Anrich Nortje - The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

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