Jess Kerr

A seam bowler of considerable talent, Kerr has impressed while playing for Wellington

The Cricketer | 26/01/2020 at 18:19

Born: January 18, 1998

Role: Right-hand bat, right-arm medium

The older sister of Amelia Kerr, at this stage Jess is the international novice of the pair.

A seam bowler of considerable talent, she has impressed while playing for Wellington.

Even beyond Amelia, there is a long sporting lineage in the Kerr household.

Both parents, Jo and Robbie, played cricket at domestic level – also for Wellington.

Their grandfather, Bruce Murray, played 13 Test matches for New Zealand, with a top score of 90 coming against Pakistan in Lahore. Later on in his life, he would serve as president of Cricket Wellington.

Murray is also one of three men – with Wilf Barber and A.N. Hornby – to hold a Test bowling average of 0, having taken a single wicket without conceding a run.

Kerr’s cousin, Cilla Duncan, won 20 caps for New Zealand’s national women’s football team.

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