Kerry O'Keeffe

Australia

INTL CAREER: 1971 - 1977

Kerry James O'Keeffe

Born

November 25, 1949, Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales

Age

73y 73d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak Googly

Other

Commentator, Journalist

TEAMS

Australia

New South Wales

Somerset

Burdened by expectations that he would be the next big leg-spinning thing in the early 1970s, Kerry O'Keeffe's Tests were spread over seven years, and he finished his career as one of the more disillusioned members of the World Series Cricket troupe. He enjoyed as much success, in the end, with his sound, orthodox batting, which was good enough for him to open at a pinch. A thoughtful character, he tried his hand at a number of occupations, from carting beer-barrels to futures trading, before becoming a journalist and media pundit.
Gideon Haigh

Career Averages

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	50s	4s	6s	Ct
Test	24	34	9	644	85	25.76	null	null	1	53	1	15
ODI	2	2	1	16	16*	16.00	38	42.10	0	1	0	0
FC	169	233	73	4169	99*	26.05	null	null	13	null	null	112
List A	39	31	11	305	35	15.25	null	null	0	null	null	7

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	24	40	5384	2018	53	5/101	6/106	38.07	2.24	101.5	2	1	0
ODI	2	2	132	79	2	1/36	1/36	39.50	3.59	66.0	0	0	0
FC	169	null	31052	13383	476	7/38	null	28.11	2.58	65.2	null	24	5
List A	39	null	1431	883	27	3/16	3/16	32.70	3.70	53.0	0	0	0