Kerry O’Keeffe

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Former Australian Test cricketer and renowned broadcaster, Kerry combines humour, insight, and a larger-than-life personality to deliver entertaining and motivational presentations. With stories from elite cricket and a unique perspective on performance and resilience, he captivates and inspires audiences of all kinds.

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Kerry O’Keeffe is one of Australia’s most entertaining and insightful sporting personalities, known for his wit, wisdom, and larger-than-life presence. A former cricketer, Kerry played 24 Tests and 146 First-Class matches for NSW and Australia between 1968 and 1981, touring England, New Zealand, and the West Indies.

Since retiring, Kerry has become a highly sought-after commentator, broadcaster, and speaker. He has delivered engaging commentary on ABC Grandstand, appeared on the ABC TV program The Fat, and shared his expertise as a tutor for young leg spinners at the AIS Cricket Academy and NSW Emerging Blues.

As a speaker, Kerry blends humour, anecdotes, and inspiration to captivate audiences, offering insights into performance, leadership, resilience, and the highs and lows of life in the sporting spotlight. His presentations are as thought-provoking as they are entertaining, leaving audiences informed, motivated, and thoroughly entertained.

What a perfect combination as MC and Co-Host of our 2009 Northern Territory Sports Awards. The audience was bedazzled! Thank you, thank you thank you… Northern Territory Major Events Company
Kerry provides a mix of astute insight into international sport with light relief. His giggle is hilarious. Mazda
A very big WOW, our delegates didn’t want him to go! Transport Workers Union
‘WOW – fantastic down-to-earth speaker. Kerry had the audience in stitches with his anecdotes. Refreshing to have a celebrity point the finger at himself, laugh and share his cricketing experiences with others. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
When various people in the audience saw Kerry, they were very pleased and were keen to hear him speak. Kerry was very good, very entertaining. Ausco Building Systems
Excellent, Kerry hit the mark perfectly! He had to wait until the end of the evening in a very full program and he handled the situation, crowd and the function to perfection. Old Brighton Grammarians' Society Inc
Kerry was fantastic, absolutely perfect for the night we had. Feedback since the night has all been superb. Very funny and entertaining. Strathfieldsaye Cricket Club
The audience of approx. 190 people were in tears the whole time. He was fantastic. I received very positive feedback from many people that night and the following day. Perfect person for the event. BIS Industries Limited
Kerry was received by our audience extremely well. Many were genuinely excited that he was there and enjoyed having the chance to chat to him during the evening. Kerry had no problem in having the full attention of everyone in the room, and with his unique and classic timing, had everyone in stitches most of the time. Kerry managed the MC roll very well, and was very professional in his attention to detail both to timing of the evenings events and background knowledge of the recipients, the awards and the presenters. Our committee feels that his presence certainly made our event more attractive to our membership Macquarie Cotton Growers Association
Kerry was brilliant! So many people gave feedback that he was a great speaker and the laughter heard by the audience was proof that he was very entertaining. Australian Hotels Association (NT Branch)