Matthew Kelly (cricketer)

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]

Matt Kelly
Personal information
Full name
Matthew Kelly
Born (1994-12-07) 7 December 1994
Claremont, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18–Western Australia
2017/18–Perth Scorchers
2022Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 51 24 38
Runs scored 894 111 102
Batting average 17.52 12.33 12.75
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 89 33 23*
Balls bowled 9,340 1,016 807
Wickets 154 31 57
Bowling average 28.02 29.25 19.59
5 wickets in innings 6 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/67 4/25 4/25
Catches/stumpings 21/– 13/– 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 April 2022

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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