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Felix Vincent Kelly (26 September 1866 – 31 January 1945) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Auckland between 1889 and 1898.[1]

Felix Kelly

Personal information
Full name	Felix Vincent Kelly
Born	(1866-09-26)26 September 1866 Alma Plains, South Australia, Australia
Died	31 January 1945(1945-01-31) (aged 78) Wellington, New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1889-90 to 1897-98	Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 31 Batting average 4.42 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 8 Balls bowled 992 Wickets 32 Bowling average 10.59 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/30 Catches/stumpings 3/0
Source: Cricinfo, 10 November 2018

Felix Kelly was a bowler. He took his best figures of 5 for 30 in his last first-class match, against Hawke's Bay in 1897–98.[2] In a senior club match in Auckland in 1896 he took 9 for 29 in an innings and caught the other batsman.[3]

Kelly was also one of the best rifle shooters in the Auckland area.[4] He worked as a civil engineer and surveyor.[5]

He and his wife Hortense (née Runcie) had two sons. He died in Wellington after a short illness.[6]

See also

• List of Auckland representative cricketers

References

External links

• Felix Kelly at ESPNcricinfo
• Felix Kelly at CricketArchive

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