Benjamin Ian Kellaway (born 5 January 2004) is a Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club. Born in Newport, he is a right-handed batter and can bowl both off spin and left-arm orthodox spin. He came through the Glamorgan academy and was named in their team to play against Cardiff MCCU in a pre-season match in April 2022.[1]

Ben Kellaway
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin Ian Kellaway
Born (2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 20)
Newport, Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023–2024Glamorgan (squad no. 8)
First-class debut3 September 2023 Glamorgan v Worcestershire
List A debut4 August 2023 Glamorgan v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 6 14 9
Runs scored 80 317 44
Batting average 10.00 31.70 6.28
100s/50s 0/0 0/3 0/0
Top score 36 82 11
Balls bowled 587 606 54
Wickets 12 24 1
Bowling average 27.50 23.08 85.00
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/142 3/33 1/5
Catches/stumpings 4/– 5/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 September 2024

He earned his first senior contract with Glamorgan in October 2022.[2] He was then included in the squad for Glamorgan's first three games of the Twenty20 season in 2023, against Gloucestershire, Somerset and Middlesex.[3] He made his debut on 26 May 2023 in a two-wicket win against Gloucestershire;[4] he bowled one over, conceding seven runs, and scored three runs off six deliveries with the bat.[5] He played in the four-wicket defeat to Somerset two days later, scoring just one run off four balls with the bat, and conceding 10 runs off his single over of bowling, though he did take a catch.[6] He was left out for the game against Middlesex on 31 May due to a clash with his university exams,[7] and was not included for their first home game against Kent on 2 June.[8] With several senior Glamorgan players having been called up to play in The Hundred or simply rested, Kellaway returned to action in the opening match of Glamorgan's 2023 One-Day Cup campaign against Worcestershire.[9] Coming in with Glamorgan at 72/4, he shared a stand of 65 runs with captain Kiran Carlson and eventually top-scored with 82 runs as they finished with a total of 199; however, Worcestershire chased down the target to win by four wickets, Kellaway conceding 18 runs off his four overs.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Webb, Nick (1 April 2022). "Glamorgan Cricket: Aussie stars set to arrive". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ^ Webb, Nick (27 October 2022). "Zain-ul-Hassan: Glamorgan sign ex-Worcestershire all-rounder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ Webb, Nick (25 May 2023). "Glamorgan: New white-ball coach Mark Alleyne confident of T20 success". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ Webb, Nick (26 May 2023). "T20 Blast: Glamorgan edge to two-wicket win over Gloucestershire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ "GLOUC vs GLAM, Vitality Blast 2023, South Group at Bristol, May 26, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ^ "GLAM vs SOM, Vitality Blast 2023, South Group at Taunton, May 28, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Middlesex v Glamorgan - Preview". Glamorgan County Cricket Club. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  8. ^ "T20 Blast: Glamorgan v Kent (Fri)". BBC Sport. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  9. ^ Webb, Nick (4 August 2023). "One Day Cup: Glamorgan confident despite late changes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  10. ^ Webb, Nick (4 August 2023). "One Day Cup: Azhar Ali leads Worcestershire to win against Glamorgan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.