Charlie Kerr (cricketer)

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Allen Charles Kerr (13 June 1906 – 28 November 1985) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played fourteen first-class matches for Auckland between 1941 and 1946.[1] He also played for Green Lane.[2] He was an all-rounder.[3]

Allen Kerr
Personal information
Born(1906-06-13)13 June 1906
Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Died28 November 1985(1985-11-28) (aged 79)
Auckland, New Zealand
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 June 2016

Kerr was the son of Auckland cricketer Alec Kerr and was born at Auckland in 1906. He scored a century on debut for Auckland. Following his death in 1985 an obituary was published in the 1986 edition of the New Zealand Cricket Almanack and the main stand at the Auckland Domain ground was named in his honour.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Allen Kerr". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Charlie Kerr". The Auckland Star. 17 March 1945. p 19.
  3. ^ "Charlie Kerr . . . best all rounder". The Auckland Star. 28 April 1945. p 20.
  4. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 76. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
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