Ernest Colvin Kelaart (29 June 1922 – 11 September 2008) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon between 1950 and 1958. He toured Pakistan in 1949-50.[1]

Ernie Kelaart
Personal information
Full name
Ernest Colvin Kelaart
Born(1922-06-29)29 June 1922
Colombo, Ceylon
Died11 September 2008(2008-09-11) (aged 86)
Melbourne, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
RelationsEd Kelaart (uncle)
Mervyn Kelaart (uncle)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 166
Batting average 11.85
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 38 not out
Balls bowled 822
Wickets 7
Bowling average 48.57
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/19
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 October 2017

He married Barbara Nellie Joseph in Colombo in 1952. They had three sons and three daughters, and moved with their family to Australia.[2] He died in Melbourne in September 2008.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "First-class matches played by Ernie Kelaart". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka Burgher Family Genealogy: GRAY Family #1141". Rootsweb. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ^ "KELAART, Ernest Colvin". Weekly Times. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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