Samuel Kelsall (born 14 March 1993) is an English cricketer. Kelsall is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. He was educated at Trentham High School.

Sam Kelsall
Personal information
Full name
Samuel Kelsall
Born (1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 (age 31)
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2014Nottinghamshire (squad no. 18)
2015Lincolnshire
2016–2019Staffordshire
FC debut2 August 2011 Nottinghamshire v Durham
LA debut10 August 2011 Nottinghamshire v Sri Lanka A
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 3 4
Runs scored 112 84
Batting average 18.66 21.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 57 40
Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 September 2015

Kelsall made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Durham in the 2011 County Championship. He played two further first-class matches for Nottinghamshire, the last of which was against Oxford MCC University in 2014.[1] Kelsall also played four List A matches for the county between 2011 and 2014.[2] At the end of 2014 session he was released by Nottinghamshire.[3]

In 2015, Kelsall joined Lincolnshire and played Minor counties cricket before joining Staffordshire in 2016. In total Kelsall played 22 Minor Counties Championship matches[4] and 15 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches[5] and 4 Minor Counties T20 matches.[6] In November 2019, he was appointed captain of Staffordshire taking over from Kadeer Ali.[7] However Kelsall resigned from the role and made himself unavailable for future matches in August 2020, the club cited "disagreements with the committee regarding coaching structures and selection policy". He failed to lead the side in a competitive match as the NCCA had cancelled the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Sam Kelsall". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "List A Matches played by Sam Kelsall". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Sam Kelsall Released". trentbridge.co.uk. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Sam Kelsall". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Sam Kelsall". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Minor Counties Twenty20 Matches played by Sam Kelsall". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  7. ^ Travers, Chris (11 November 2019). "New captain Sam Kelsall outlines his Staffordshire vision". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  8. ^ Travers, Chris (13 August 2020). "Sam Kelsall resigns as Staffordshire County Cricket Club captain". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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