Gwilym Kessey

Gwilym Kessey

Personal information
Full name	Gwilym Taf Kessey
Born	13 January 1919 Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia
Died	25 June 1986 (aged 67) Perth, Australia
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1945–50	Western Australia
1946	Western Australia Combined XI
Career statistics
Competition F/C Matches 13 Runs scored 320 Batting average 21.33 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 60 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 19/7
Source: CricketArchive, 29 July 2011

Gwilym Taf Kessey (13 January 1919 – 25 June 1986) was an Australian cricketer who played thirteen first-class matches between 1945 and 1950 for Western Australian sides as a wicket-keeper. He made his debut for Western Australia in 1945 against the Australian Services cricket team, making 22* in his only innings.^[1] Kessey played in Western Australia's inaugural Sheffield Shield match in November 1947 against South Australia, making 12 runs batting at #8.^[2] He played one match for a Western Australia Combined XI featuring Test players Ian Johnson, Ken Meuleman, Bruce Dooland and Sid Barnes against the MCC in 1946, stumping Test cricketers Denis Compton and Bill Edrich.^[3] Overall, he played 13 first-class matches, scoring 320 runs with a highest score of 60, and making 26 dismissals.^[4] His identical twin daughters, Karen and Katherine Kessey, were both actresses.^[5]

See also

• List of Western Australia first-class cricketers

References

1. Western Australia v Australian Services, 24, 26, 27 December 1945, at the WACA Ground – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
2. Western Australia v South Australia, 14, 15, 17 November 1947, at the WACA Ground – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
3. Western Australia Combined XI v Marylebone Cricket Club, 17–19 October 1946, at the WACA Ground – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
4. Gwilym Kessey – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
5. "Second actress-twin marries in London" – The Australian Women's Weekly. Published 10 January 1973.