Keith Vincent Batchelor was a former Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League for Collingwood and North Melbourne in the 1950s.
10 Facts About Keith Batchelor
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Keith Batchelor made his senior debut in the 1952 VFL Grand Final.
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The son of Collingwood footballer Vincent George Batchelor, and Mary Alice Batchelor, nee Wescott, Keith Vincent Batchelor was born in Melbourne on 4 October 1930.
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Keith Batchelor married Claire Lavinia Kennedy on 20 February 1954.
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Keith Batchelor later was cleared to North Melbourne in 1956 and stayed for two years.
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Keith Batchelor was 20th man in his last senior match for North Melbourne, against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 17 August 1957, the second-last home-and-away match of the 1957 season, and replaced an injured Ray Murphy in the third quarter of the match.
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Keith Batchelor played at full-back in the Reserves Preliminary-Final against Essendon, on 14 September 1957, and was one of North Melbourne's best players in its Reserves Grand Final win over Fitzroy on 21 September 1957.
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Keith Batchelor was selected as 20th man in the North Melbourne team that lost to Geelong in the 24 September 1957 Night Premiership match.
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Keith Batchelor was a capable cricketer, and played nine first XI district matches as a specialist bowler for Collingwood between 1949 and 1961.
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Keith Batchelor died in Sydney, New South Wales on 24 September 2009.