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Full name Kerry James O'Keeffe
Born November 25, 1949, Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 58 years 323 days
Major teams Australia,New South Wales,Somerset
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Other Commentator, Journalist
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
24
34
9
644
85
25.76
0
1
53
1
15
0
ODIs
2
2
1
16
16*
16.00
38
42.10
0
0
1
0
0
0
First-class
169
233
73
4169
99*
26.05
0
13
112
0
List A
39
31
11
305
35
15.25
0
0
7
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
24
40
5384
2018
53
5/101
6/106
38.07
2.24
101.5
2
1
0
ODIs
2
2
132
79
2
1/36
1/36
39.50
3.59
66.0
0
0
0
First-class
169
13383
476
7/38
28.11
24
5
List A
39
1431
883
27
3/16
3/16
32.70
3.70
53.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 21-26, 1971 scorecard
Last Test
England v Australia at Nottingham, Jul 28-Aug 2, 1977 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v Australia at Manchester, Jun 2, 1977 scorecard
Last ODI
England v Australia at The Oval, Jun 6, 1977 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1968/69 - 1979/80
List A span
1969/70 - 1977
Profile
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
