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Conor McKerr

Conor McKerr is an English-South African cricketer who plays county cricket in England for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. McKerr holds a British passport. He made his first-class debut on loan from Surrey to Derbyshire in 2017.

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Conor McKerr
McKerr in 2024 playing on loan with Yorkshire CCC.
Personal information
Full name
Conor McKerr
Born (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–2024Surrey (squad no. 83)
2017→ Derbyshire (on loan)
2021→ Derbyshire (on loan)
2022→ Kent (on loan)
2023→ Kent (on loan)
2023→ Nottinghamshire (on loan)
2023→ Derbyshire (on loan)
2024→ Yorkshire (on loan)
2025Nottinghamshire (squad no. 3)
FC debut2 June 2017 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire
LA debut23 April 2019 Surrey v Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 26 39 26
Runs scored 284 393 53
Batting average 12.34 16.37 7.57
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 37 71 10
Balls bowled 3,153 1,768 432
Wickets 62 60 20
Bowling average 31.08 30.48 38.65
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 5/54 4/32 2/19
Catches/stumpings 8/– 6/– 9/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 June 2025

Conor McKerr (born 19 January 1998) is an English-South African cricketer who plays county cricket in England for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club.1 McKerr holds a British passport.2 He made his first-class debut on loan from Surrey to Derbyshire in 2017.

Career

Conor McKerr was born in Johannesburg, Gauteng, on 19 January 1998. He was a member of the South Africa under-19 squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.3 He left South Africa to sign for Surrey in March 2016, with the intention of qualifying to play for England.4 On 31 May 2017, he joined Derbyshire on a one-month loan from Surrey.5 He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 2017 County Championship on 2 June 2017, taking four wickets in the match against Nottinghamshire.6 On his second Championship appearance for Derbyshire, against Northamptonshire, McKerr finished with bowling figures of 5/87 and 5/54, becoming the youngest bowler to take ten wickets in a match for the county.7 This proved to be his final appearance for Derbyshire, as he was recalled by Surrey on 12 June.8

He made his List A debut on 23 April 2019, for Surrey in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup.9 He made his Twenty20 debut on 15 June 2021, for Derbyshire in the 2021 T20 Blast.10 In 2022 he played two matches on loan at Kent at the end of the season.11 The following season McKerr rejoined Kent on loan for two matches in April.12

On 3 October 2024 it was announced McKerr had left Surrey.13 The following day he signed a three-year contract with Nottinghamshire.1415

References

References

  1. "Conor McKerr". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. "Pillans' Surrey move sparks concern at talent drain | ESPNcricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com.
  3. "Tony de Zorzi to lead South Africa at U-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. Moonda, Firdose (1 March 2016). "Pillans' Surrey move sparks concern at talent drain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. "McKerr joins Derbyshire on one month loan". Surrey County Cricket Club. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. "Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire at Nottingham, Jun 2-5, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  7. "McKerr makes history to no avail". ESPNcricinfo. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. "Conor McKerr: Surrey recall seamer from Derbyshire loan spell". BBC Sport. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. "South Group, One-Day Cup at London, Apr 23 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  10. "North Group (N), Derby, Jun 15 2021, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  11. Conor McKerr, CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2022. (subscription required)
  12. "Fast bowler Conor McKerr rejoins Kent on two-game loan for County Championship Division 1 matches against Warwickshire and Essex". Kent Online. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  13. "Paceman McKerr & batter Geddes to leave Surrey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  14. "MCKERR REJOINS NOTTS ON THREE-YEAR DEAL". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  15. "McKerr joins Notts after leaving Surrey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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