Michael Keeling

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Michael Keeling
Personal information
Full nameMichael Edward Allis Keeling
Born6 November 1925
Westminster, London, England
Died28 July 2017(2017-07-28) (aged 91)
Battle, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1948–1949Oxford University
1948Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 75
Batting average 12.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 40
Balls bowled 42
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 March 2020

Michael Edward Allis Keeling (6 November 1925 – 28 July 2017) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Sir John Keeling, he was born at Westminster in November 1925.[1] He was educated at Eton College, before briefly serving as a second lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards following the Second World War in October 1945.[2] After serving in Allied-occupied Germany, he returned to England, where he went up to Christ Church, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket on four occasions for Oxford University in 1948–49.[4] He scored 67 runs in his four matches for Oxford, with a high score of 40.[5] He also toured Ireland with the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1948, playing a single first-class match against the Ireland cricket team at Dublin.[4]

He took part in the Keeling family tradition of fielding a cricket eleven formed of members of the Keeling family, with the family playing an annual match against the village of Sedlescombe.[1] Keeling died in July 2017 at Battle, Sussex.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bodkin, Henry (29 August 2016). "Cricketing 'history' made as single family makes up entire team". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "No. 37332". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 October 1945. p. 5325.
  3. ^ "Player profile: Michael Keeling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Michael Keeling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Michael Keeling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

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