Albert Jelley
New Zealand cricket umpire
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Albert Edward Jelley (5 March 1894 – 16 May 1966) was a New Zealand cricket umpire from Dunedin.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Dunedin, New Zealand
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Edward Jelley |
| Born | 5 March 1894 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 16 May 1966 (aged 72) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Relations | Arch Jelley (son) |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 1 (1956) |
Source: Cricinfo, 7 July 2013 | |
Jelley was born in Dunedin in 1894. He was a member of the Ancient Order of Druids and belonged to the Pride of Mornington Lodge, which was the Dunedin suburb where he lived.[1] In 1935, he was elected district president (D.P.).[2][3][4]
From 1939, Jelley was president of the Mornington Cricket Club.[5] He stood in one Test match, New Zealand vs. West Indies, in 1956.[6] His father Albert Edward Jelley Sr was also a senior cricket umpire around 1900, and his granddaughter Denise represented New Zealand.[7]
Jelley married Lily May Elizabeth McColl (1891–1975) on 19 December 1919 at First Church of Otago. They had five children;[8] their second son[9] is the athletics coach Arch Jelley (born 1922).[10]
Jelley died at Wakari Hospital[11] in Dunedin on 16 May 1966 and was buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery. His wife died in 1975.[12]