Charlie Kelleway
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Full name | Charles Kelleway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 25 April 1886 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 November 1944 (aged 58) Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 96) | 9 December 1910 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 30 November 1928 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 1 February 2020 |
Charles Kelleway (25 April 1886 – 16 November 1944) was an Australian
cricketer who played in 26 Test matches
between 1910 and 1928.
In 1911/12, he played against the MCC touring-team captained by
South Africa
. He also had the best bowling of 5/33 in an innings.
He served as a
captain in the Australian Army during World War I and was the first captain of the Australian Imperial Force Touring XI
that toured Great Britain in 1919, until he was removed following a dispute.
He died after a long illness in Lindfield, New South Wales.