He played two matches of first-class cricket during the 1950s, one each for Otago and Northern Districts.
[1][2] Skelton was born at Whanganui in 1934 and educated at King's High School in Dunedin where he played cricket.
[3][4] In 1950 he scored 37 runs against the New Zealand national cricket team in a practice match for a Dunedin schools side.
[2] After moving to the North Island, Skelton played Hawke Cup cricket for Waikato during the 1957–58 season before playing his only Plunket Shield match later in the season for Northern Districts.
Replacing Doug Carswell who had been injured after being hit on the head on his debut in the side's previous match, Skelton made scores of six and 11 against Auckland.