Graham Kersey

{{short description|English cricketer (1971–1997)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2012}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Graham Kersey

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Graham James Kersey

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1971|5|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Plumstead, London, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|1|1|1971|5|19|df=yes}}

| death_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

| batting = Right-handed

| role = Wicket-keeper

| club1 = Kent

| year1 = 1991–1992

| club2 = Surrey

| year2 = 1993–1996

| hidedeliveries = true

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 53

| runs1 = 1,578

| bat avg1 = 23.20

| 100s/50s1 = 0/9

| top score1 = 83

| catches/stumpings1 = 169/12

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 30

| runs2 = 292

| bat avg2 = 16.22

| 100s/50s2 = 0/1

| top score2 = 50

| catches/stumpings2 = 30/5

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15870.html CricInfo

| date = 26 February

| year = 2018

}}

Graham James Kersey (19 May 1971 – 1 January 1997) was an English professional cricketer who played for Kent and Surrey in the 1990s.{{cite web | title=Obituaries in 1996 - Wisden | website=Cricinfo | date=2005-12-06 | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228764.html | access-date=2025-02-18}}

Kersey was born at Plumstead in south London and educated at Beths Grammar School in Bexley.[https://cricketarchive.com/Surrey/Players/4/4493/4493.html Graham Kersey], CricketArchive at Surrey County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2018-02-26. A wicket-keeper, he first played for Kent's Second XI in 1990 before making his first-class cricket debut for the county in May 1991. He played five times for Kent's First XI in 1991 and 1992 before moving to Surrey ahead of the 1993 season.[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/england-to-mark-kerseys-death-1281467.html England to mark Kersey's death], The Independent, 1997-01-03. Retrieved 2018-02-26. With Alec Stewart often on international duty, he found himself as the first choice wicket-keeper, making 49 first-class and 29 List A appearances for the county.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15870.html Graham Kersey], CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-02-26. He was Surrey's Player of the Year in 1995 and was awarded his county cap at the end of the 1996 season.

During the 1996–97 English winter Kersey played Sydney Grade Cricket for Western Suburbs District Cricket Club in Australia. He was involved in a road traffic accident in Brisbane on 24 December 1996 and died on 1 January 1997 as a result of his severe head injuries.Bright R (1997) [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/73384.html Obituary: Graham Kersey dies after crash], The Daily Telegraph, 1997-01-03. Retrieved at CricInfo, 2018-02-26. He was 25.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/1889800.stm Surrey mourns for the third time], BBC Sport, 2002-03-23. Retrieved 2018-02-26. Stewart, speaking after Kersey's death, described him as "without doubt, the most popular man on the staff; a true players' player".Quoted in 'England to mark Kersey's death' Op. cit..[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228764.html Kersey, Graham James], Obituaries in 1996, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1997. Retrieved 2019-04-17.