Allen Charles Kerr (13 June 1906 – 28 November 1985) was a New Zealand

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er. He played fourteen first-class matches for

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between 1941 and 1946. He also played for Green Lane. He was an

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."Charlie Kerr . . . best all rounder"
The Auckland Star. 28 April 1945. p 20. Kerr was the son of Auckland cricketer

Alec Kerr Alec Kerr (1876 – 30 April 1953) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played seven first-class matches for Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It ...

and was born at Auckland in 1906. He scored a century on debut for Auckland. Following his death in 1985 an obituary was published in the 1986 edition of the ''New Zealand Cricket Almanack'' and the main stand at the

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ground was named in his honour.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 76. Cardiff:

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. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)

References

"Farewell to Kerr"
Auckland Star. 17 December 1942. p 7.
"Domain Games: Kerr misses 100"
Auckland Star. 15 November 1943. p 5.
"Hit For Sixes: Aggressive Wellington Batsmen Punish Charlie Kerr"
The Auckland Star. 31 March 1945. Latest Sporting. p 4. *"Kerr in the Runs" i
"Suburban Opening . . . Solid Seventy To Kerr . . ."
The Auckland Star. 28 October 1944. Latest Sporting. p 1. *"A Coming Man" i
"With Bat and Ball"
The Sun, Auckland. 30 November 1927. p 7.
"All-Round Excellence"
The Auckland Star. 14 October 1938. p 17.
"Bright Cricket Assured"
Northern Advocate. 3 April 1947. p 2. *Square-Leg
"Baker Cup Cricket in Tauranga"
Bay of Plenty Times. 21 January 1949. p 5.

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