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Michael Edward Allis Keeling (6 November 1925 – 28 July 2017) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Sir John Keeling, he was born at Westminster in November 1925. He was educated at Eton College, before briefly serving as a second lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards following the Second World War in October 1945. After serving in Allied-occupied Germany, he returned to England, where he went up to Christ Church, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket on four occasions for Oxford University in 1948–49. He scored 67 runs in his four matches for Oxford, with a high score of 40. He also toured Ireland with the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1948, playing a single first-class match against the Ireland cricket team at Dublin.

He took part in the Keeling family tradition of fielding a cricket eleven formed of members of the Keeling family, with the family playing an annual match against the village of Sedlescombe. Keeling died in July 2017 at Battle, Sussex.

References

1. ^ Bodkin, Henry (29 August 2016). "Cricketing 'history' made as single family makes up entire team". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. "No. 37332". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 October 1945. p. 5325.
3. "Player profile: Michael Keeling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Michael Keeling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Michael Keeling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

External links

• Michael Keeling at ESPNcricinfo

• 1925 births
• 2017 deaths
• Cricketers from the City of Westminster
• People from Westminster
• People educated at Eton College
• Grenadier Guards officers
• Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
• English cricketers
• Oxford University cricketers
• Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers