Nelson Ball

Nelson Ball

Nickname	Kelly
Date of birth	(1908-10-11)11 October 1908
Place of birth	Foxton, New Zealand
Date of death	9 May 1986(1986-05-09) (aged 77)
Place of death	Durban, South Africa
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
School	Feilding Agricultural High School
Notable relative(s)	Murray Ball (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing New Zealand No. 380 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1927–29 1930–35 Wanganui Wellington () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1931–36 New Zealand 5 ((12))

Position(s)	Wing
New Zealand No.	380
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1927–29 1930–35	Wanganui Wellington		()
National team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1931–36	New Zealand	5	((12))

Nelson "Kelly" Ball (11 October 1908 – 9 May 1986) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing, Ball represented Wanganui and Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1931 to 1936. He played 22 matches for the All Blacks including five internationals.

Ball moved to South Africa in 1948 and lived there for the rest of his life. He was the father of New Zealand cartoonist Murray Ball.

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