Michael Keeling

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

Michael Keeling
Personal information
Full nameMichael Edward Allis Keeling
Born6 November 1925
Westminster, London, England
Died28 July 2017(2017-07-28) (aged 91)
Battle, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19481949Oxford University
1948Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 75
Batting average 12.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 40
Balls bowled 42
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 March 2020

The son of Sir John Keeling, he was born at Westminster in November 1925.[1] He was educated at Eton College, before briefly serving as a second lieuteant in the Grenadier Guards following the Second World War in October 1945.[2] After serving in Allied-occupied Germany, he returned to England where he went up to Christ Church, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket on four occasions for Oxford University in 1948–49.[4] He scored 67 runs in his four matches for Oxford, with a high score of 40.[5] He also toured Ireland with the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1948, playing a single first-class match against the Ireland cricket team at Dublin.[4]

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.[1] 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.
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