Dé Kessler
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johann Heinrich Hermann Kessler | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Garut, Dutch East Indies | ||
| Date of death | 6 September 1943 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Netherlands | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| HVV Den Haag | |||
| National team | |||
| 1909–1922 | Netherlands | 21 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Johann Heinrich Hermann "Dé" Kessler (11 August 1891 – 6 September 1943) was a Dutch football and cricket player.
Football
Kessler - along with brother Tonny and cousins Boeli and Dolf - played club football for amateur side HVV Den Haag. Kessler also won 21 caps for the Dutch national side between 1909 and 1922, scoring nine goals.[1] After playing alongside each other in a match against England in March 1913, the Kessler brothers became the first brothers to represent the Netherlands together in an international match.[2]
Cricket
Kessler played for the Netherlands national cricket team. He played five matches for them between 1921 and 1925, including two against the Free Foresters and one against the MCC.[3] In August 1922 he scored a century against Ingoniti, scoring 100 not out in the second innings of the match.[4]
References
- ↑ "Dé Kessler – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ↑ "Kessler Brothers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ↑ Other matches played by JHH Kessler at CricketArchive
- ↑ Scorecard of Netherlands v Incogniti, 23 August 1922 at CricketArchive
External links
- (Dutch) Player profile at KNVB
- (Dutch) Player profile at VoetbalStats.nl