Kerry O'Keeffe

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	Tests	ODIs
Kerry O'Keeffe Australia (Aus)

Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Legbreak googly
Matches	24	2
Runs scored	644	16
Batting average	25.76	16.00
100s/50s	-/1	-/-
Top score	85	16*
Balls bowled	5384	132
Wickets	53	2
Bowling average	38.07	39.50
5 wickets in innings	1	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	5/101	1/36
Catches/stumpings	15/-	-/-
As of 12 December 2005 Source: Cricinfo.com

Kerry James "Skull" O'Keeffe (born November 25, 1949, Hurstville, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and now a commentator for ABC Radio. O'Keeffe played 24 Tests and 2 ODIs between 1971 and 1977.

He was a spin bowler, bowling leg breaks. He never quite lived up to early expectations of him being the next great Australian leg spin bowler, taking 53 wickets at an average of 38.07. He did however have some success with the bat averaging 25.76 and being called upon to open the batting in the second innings of the Centenary Test. One statistic that O'Keeffe himself uses to demonstrate his lack of penetration with the ball is that he is the bowler with the highest percentage of wickets out 'caught' in the history of Test match cricket (44 out of 53 wickets, 83%)^[1]

After varied careers post-cricket he is now a commentator on ABC Radio and occasionally the Nine Network. He is known for his humorous anecdotes, told in the manner of an after dinner speech at a cricketers club, and his distinctive laugh. He especially seems to enjoy working with overseas commentators such as India's Harsha Bhogle whom he confuses with his colourful Australian language. However when he concentrates on the game he shows insight born of a career at the highest level together with study of the statistics and history of the game.

In 2004 he released his autobiography According to Skull. He has also released a number of CDs containing some shorts of his commentating antics.

During Australia's 2005 successful campaign in India, guest commentator Harsha Bhogle was heard to ask some of the other regular ABC Cricket commentators^{[citation needed]} "Do you guys have a roster, for commentating alongside Kerry, or do you draw straws". This question bought out nervous guffaws from those present in the commentary box at the time. It also indicated what many listeners felt, that it was difficult, though illuminating and interesting, to commentate alongside O'Keffe, and that other commentators were nervous in his presence.