Mervyn Kelaart

Personal information

Full name

Allanson Mervyn Henry Kelaart

Born

(1908-05-07)7 May 1908
Colombo, Ceylon

Died

2 February 1968(1968-02-02) (aged 59)
Melbourne, Australia

Batting

Left-handed

Bowling

Right-arm medium-pace

Relations

Ed Kelaart (brother)
Ernie Kelaart (nephew)

Career statistics

Competition	First-class
Matches	10
Runs scored	407
Batting average	20.35
100s/50s	1/1
Top score	101
Balls bowled	1479
Wickets	16
Bowling average	38.12
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	4/70
Catches/stumpings	8/–

Source: Cricinfo, 26 September 2017

Allanson Mervyn Henry Kelaart (7 May 1908 – 2 February 1968) was a Ceylonese cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1932 and 1940. He scored Ceylon's first international century.

Mervyn Kelaart was a left-handed batsman who was particularly proficient at cutting and leg-glancing, and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. At St. Joseph's College, Colombo, he headed both the batting and bowling averages. On Ceylon's first tour, to India in 1932-33, batting at number three he scored a century in the first of the two matches against India, 101 out of Ceylon's total of 287. His brother Ed was Ceylon's captain in the match. Mervyn also toured India in 1940-41.

Kelaart married Neliya Foenander in Colombo in June 1933. They had two daughters and two sons. In 1957 they moved to England, and in 1964 they moved to Australia.

References

I. M. Mansukhani, "Ceylon Tour in India", The Cricketer, Spring Annual, 1933, p. 74–75.
Wisden 1969, p. 982.
"India v Ceylon, Lahore 1932-33". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
"Sri Lanka Burgher Family Genealogy: PEREIRA Family #1215". Rootsweb. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
Ludovici, Lorenz (1 January 1991). "A Quest for Cousins" (PDF). The Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

External links

Mervyn Kelaart at ESPNcricinfo
Mervyn Kelaart at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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