Chris Killen played first class cricket for NSW and South Australia.
Growing up in the western regions of NSW Chris Killen caught the eye of the NSW Cricket Captain Dirk Wellham at the age of 17 and was promptly invited to join Wellham at his club in Sydney, Western suburbs.
Chris made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs against Petersham in September 1986 taking 2 for 31 in Petersham first innings and 2 for 29 in the 2nd innings. Chris is Western Suburbs first grade player number 517.
A strong robust fast Chris quickly earned a reputation for being one of the fastest bowlers in Australia.
Heard a lot about Chris growing up but was a while before we ran into each other. Didn’t disappoint.Quick and scary from memory of Sydney Grade Cricket in the late 80’s. Always amazed at the sheer number of good players in these team lists, photos and era. ‘Killer’ had the respect of all of them.
