Trent Kelly (cricketer)

Trent Peter Kelly (born 24 March 1984 in Henley Beach) is a former Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for South Australia and Western Australia.[1] In Adelaide, his grade cricket club was the Western Eagles.[2][3]

Kelly was a right-arm paceman and right-handed batsman who played eight matches of first-class cricket between 2004 and 2011 and seven List A matches between 2002 and 2008.[4] He retired in October 2015.[5] Kelly was an assistant coach for the South Australian under-19 team at the 2014–15 Under 19 National Championships.[6]

Since his retirement from playing, Kelly has worked as a groundsman in Adelaide. He supervised the preparation of the pitches used for the opening rounds of the 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season.[7]

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  2. ^ Capal, Andrew (20 March 2013). "Redbacks allrounder Sam Miller stumps the rest to take Bradman Medal". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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  4. ^ "Trent Kelly". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. ^ Turner, Matt (14 October 2015). "West Torrens set for two-day Grade Cricket opener". Messenger (Adelaidenow.com). Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. ^ "SA Redbacks Squad announced for Under 19 Championships". 23 December 2014. Our Sporting Life SA. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. ^ Brettig, Daniel (16 October 2020). "Adelaide ground staff raise the bar for Shield pitches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2020.