Richard Kelly (cricketer)
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Richard Alexander Kelly, born 19 February 1984 in Trinidad
, is a West Indian cricket
er. He plays first-class
and List A cricket for Trinidad and Tobago
. He is known for his hard hitting and accurate swing bowling. He was named the best allrounder in the West Indies after his performances in the 2006 Carib Beer Regional Tournament.
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
, is a West Indian cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He plays first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
and List A cricket for Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago cricket team
The Trinidad and Tobago cricket team is the representative cricket team of the country of Trinidad and Tobago.The team takes part in inter-regional cricket competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Regional Four Day Competition and the WICB Cup, with the best players selected for the West Indies...
. He is known for his hard hitting and accurate swing bowling. He was named the best allrounder in the West Indies after his performances in the 2006 Carib Beer Regional Tournament.