Felix Kelly (cricketer)

Felix Vincent Kelly (26 September 1866 – 31 January 1945) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Auckland between 1889 and 1898.[1]

Felix Kelly
Personal information
Full nameFelix Vincent Kelly
Born(1866-09-26)26 September 1866
Alma Plains, South Australia, Australia
Died31 January 1945(1945-01-31) (aged 78)
Wellington, New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1889-90 to 1897-98Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 31
Batting average 4.42
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 8
Balls bowled 992
Wickets 32
Bowling average 10.59
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/30
Catches/stumpings 3/0
Source: Cricinfo, 10 November 2018

Felix Kelly was a bowler. He took his best figures of 5 for 30 in his last first-class match, against Hawke's Bay in 1897–98.[2] In a senior club match in Auckland in 1896 he took 9 for 29 in an innings and caught the other batsman.[3]

Kelly was also one of the best rifle shooters in the Auckland area.[4] He worked as a civil engineer and surveyor.[5]

He and his wife Hortense (née Runcie) had two sons. He died in Wellington after a short illness.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Felix Kelly". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. "Auckland v Hawke's Bay 1897-98". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. "Harrier" (25 January 1896). "Outdoor Sports". Observer: 18.
  4. "Mr. F. V. Kelly". Evening Post: 6. 12 February 1945.
  5. "Mr. F. V. Kelly". Auckland Star: 3. 12 February 1945.
  6. "Deaths". Auckland Star: 1. 1 February 1945.


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