Born 1886, Lismore New South Wales

Died 1944 Sydney

Played for New South Wales and Australia

FC 1907 - 1928 6,389 runs (35.10), 15 centuries, 339 wickets (26.32) & 103 catches

Tests 26 1,4222 runs (37.42), 3 centuries, 52 wickets (32.36) and 24 catches.

Charles Kelleway was a right-handed batsman of often-endless patience, grit and determination. During his career he opened the batting and was always dependable during a collapse. He toured England in 1912 with a very much-weakened Australian side due to squabbles in the selection process. Kelleway scored 360 runs in the 6 matches he played on that tour, including a century (114) against South Africa and 102 against England at Lord's. His only other tour to England came in 1919 when he captained the Australian Imperial side, but left on a sour note before the tour ended, he was never to play in England again.

Probably his best score was that scored against England in the home series of 1920/1 when he batted for seven hours, scoring his highest Test score of 147 and in so doing helped Australia dig themselves out of the perilous hole they were in during the match at Adelaide. Not only was he a great defensive batsman, he was also a useful fast medium paced bowler, taking 52 wickets in his Test career, topping the Test averages in the 1920/1 season.