Robert Byers Kerr (born 16 June 1961) is an Australian former cricketer who played in two Test matches and four One Day Internationals in 1985.
[5] Kerr scored 613 first-class runs over the 1981-82 summer at an average of 41.15, forming a notable opening combination with Kepler Wessels.
Kerr also impressed in one-day cricket, scoring 50 off 68 balls against Western Australia in a man-of-the-match performance.
[9] He then had a form slump, but soon after made 102 against the touring New Zealanders, taking part in a partnership of 232 with Wessels.
Kerr was picked on a tour to Zimbabwe with a Young Australia side captained by Dirk Wellham and also including David Boon and Wayne Phillips.
[22] Kerr was ultimately overlooked for this touring squad, but his omission allowed him to play in the Sheffield Shield final, where he scored 56 and 4, in a game Queensland lost.
Australia were struggling against the West Indies and some pundits thought that Kerr might be selected over Wessels for the Second Test.
After Kerr scored 201 against Tasmania,[30] he was added to the Australian one-day squad for the second World Series Cup final, against the West Indies.
[33] Kerr kept his spot in the Australian one-day side for a short series that followed: a World Championship of Cricket.
[39][40] Kerr was then selected for the Australian tour of the United Arab Emirates, where the team played a one-day tournament.
[64] Nonetheless, he was made acting captain of Queensland in Allan Border's absence on international duties.
[68] At the end of the season, he played in another Sheffield Shield final, scoring 47 and 2 against Western Australia.