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
Plum Warner
Sir Pelham Francis Warner, (2 October 1873 – 30 January 1963), affectionately and better known as Plum Warner or "the Grand Old Man" of English cricket, was a Test cricketer and cricket administrator.
He was knighted for services to sport in ...
. In the Test-series, he took a total of only 6 wickets at 41.50. However, in the Triangular tournament of 1912 in England, he was more successful and made 360 runs in Australia's six Tests, with 114 at
Manchester
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and 102 at
Lord's, both against
South Africa
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. He also had the best bowling of 5/33 in an innings.
He served as a
captain in the
Australian Army
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during
World War I
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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
Lindfield is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 13 kilometres north-west of the Sydney Central Business District and is in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. East ...
.
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AIF database entry
1886 births
1944 deaths
Australia Test cricketers
New South Wales cricketers
Australian cricketers
People from Lismore, New South Wales
Cricketers from New South Wales
Australian Imperial Force Touring XI cricketers
Australian military personnel of World War I
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