Robert Douglas McKelvie (1 July 1912 – 5 January 1996) was an English cricketer. Mckelvie was a right-handed batsman who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Blofield, Norfolk and educated at Malvern College, where he represented the college cricket team.[1]

Robert McKelvie
Personal information
Full name
Robert Douglas McKelvie
Born(1912-12-01)1 December 1912
Blofield, Norfolk, England
Died5 January 1996(1996-01-05) (aged 83)
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1948Free Foresters
1947Buckinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 22
Batting average 11.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 12
Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 11 May 2011

McKelvie made a single appearance for Buckinghamshire in the 1947 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire.[2] During the following season, he made his only first-class appearance for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University.[3] He scored 10 runs in the Free Foresters first-innings, before being dismissed by Trevor Bailey. In their second-innings he scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Hugh Griffiths.[4]

He died in Banbury, Oxfordshire on 5 January 1996.

References

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  1. ^ "Teams Robert McKelvie played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Robert McKelvie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert McKelvie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1948". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
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