Full Name

Graham James Kersey

Born

May 19, 1971, Plumstead, London

Died

January 01, 1997, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, (aged 25y 227d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Wisden obituary
Graham James Kersey, died in hospital in Western Australia on January 1, 1997, aged 25, after being injured in a car crash on Christmas Eve. Kersey was a wicket-keeper who played occasionally for Kent in 1991 and 1992 before moving to Surrey the following year. He quickly established himself at the Oval as the first-choice keeper, except on the big one-day occasions when the captain, Alec Stewart, did the job. Kersey was not an especially stylish keeper- apart from anything else, his cap regularly fell off - but he rarely dropped catches, and was a battling batsman who could irritate opposing bowlers with effective use of the sweep. Above all, he was a dedicated team man whose cheerful attitude and combative approach were an important part of Surrey's revival in 1996. Stewart described him as the most popular member of the staff - a true player's player'. The Surrey vice-captain Adam Hollioake said: "You could rely on him totally. You could get the best wicketkeeper in the world, but he couldn't possibly fill the gap."
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Graham Kersey Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC53821415788323.200916912
List A302022925016.2201305

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC53000-----000
List A30000-----000

Debut/Last Matches of Graham Kersey

FC Matches

Span
1991 - 1996

List A Matches

Span
1991 - 1996

Recent Matches of Graham Kersey

MatchBatWktDateGroundFormat
Surrey vs Young Aus110c/0s08-Aug-1995The OvalList A
Surrey vs Middlesex210c/0s12-Jul-1995The OvalList A
Surrey vs Australians1 & 171c/0s & 0c/0s25-May-1993The OvalFC
Kent vs Cambridge U20* & 221c/0s & 1c/0s19-Jun-1992CambridgeFC