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Kerry O'Keeffe
Australia
Player profile
Full name Kerry James O'Keeffe
Born November 25, 1949, Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 58 years 322 days
Major teams Australia, New South Wales, Somerset
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Other Commentator, Journalist
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
24 |
34 |
9 |
644 |
85 |
25.76 |
|
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0 |
1 |
53 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
| ODIs |
2 |
2 |
1 |
16 |
16* |
16.00 |
38 |
42.10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
169 |
233 |
73 |
4169 |
99* |
26.05 |
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0 |
13 |
|
|
112 |
0 |
| List A |
39 |
31 |
11 |
305 |
35 |
15.25 |
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0 |
0 |
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|
7 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
24 |
40 |
5384 |
2018 |
53 |
5/101 |
6/106 |
38.07 |
2.24 |
101.5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| ODIs |
2 |
2 |
132 |
79 |
2 |
1/36 |
1/36 |
39.50 |
3.59 |
66.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
169 |
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13383 |
476 |
7/38 |
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28.11 |
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24 |
5 |
| List A |
39 |
|
1431 |
883 |
27 |
3/16 |
3/16 |
32.70 |
3.70 |
53.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 21-26, 1971 scorecard |
| Last Test |
England v Australia at Nottingham, Jul 28-Aug 2, 1977 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
England v Australia at Manchester, Jun 2, 1977 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
England v Australia at The Oval, Jun 6, 1977 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
1968/69 - 1979/80 |
| List A span |
1969/70 - 1977 |
Burdened by expectations that he would be the next big leg-spinning thing in the early 1970s, Kerry O'Keeffe's Tests were spread over seven years, and he finished his career as one of the more disillusioned members of the World Series Cricket troupe. He enjoyed as much success, in the end, with his sound, orthodox batting, which was good enough for him to open at a pinch. A thoughtful character, he tried his hand at a number of occupations, from carting beer-barrels to futures trading, before becoming a journalist and media pundit.
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