Keith Carmody

Douglas Keith Carmody (16 February 1919 – 21 October 1977) was an Australian first-class cricketer who played during the 1940s and 1950s. He was Western Australia's captain when they won their first ever Sheffield Shield and is credited as being the inventor of the 'umbrella field'.

Keith Carmody

Carmody in 1945
Personal information
Full name	Douglas Keith Carmody
Born	(1919-02-16)16 February 1919 Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
Died	21 October 1977(1977-10-21) (aged 58) Concord, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Middle-order batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1939/40–1946/47	New South Wales
1947/48–1955/56	Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 65 Runs scored 3,496 Batting average 28.89 100s/50s 2/20 Top score 198 Balls bowled 371 Wickets 3 Bowling average 62.33 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/0 Catches/stumpings 39/3
Source: CricketArchive, 10 April 2008

Born in Mosman, Carmody started his career with New South Wales. He made his Sheffield Shield debut against Queensland in 1939/40, his only game before the competition was suspended because of the war. During World War II, Carmody joined the Royal Australian Air Force but continued playing cricket with the Australian Services team, touring England and India in 1945. Carmody was at one stage imprisoned at Stalag Luft III, having been shot down off the coast of Holland. He was eventually freed by the Russian army.

When the war ended he returned to Shield cricket for the 1946/47 season. The following summer he crossed to Western Australia who had just joined the competition and Carmody was appointed as their inaugural captain. Carmody made his highest first class score of 198 against South Australia in Perth during the season. They went on to win the competition in their first attempt and Carmody remained in charge until Ken Meuleman took over in 1956–57.