Thomas Kelly (cricketer, born 1844)

Thomas Kelly
Personal information
Born	3 May 1844; County Waterford, Ireland
Died	20 July 1893 (aged 49); Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm bowler
International information
National side	Australia;
Test debut (cap 12)	31 March 1877 v England
Last Test	2 January 1879 v England
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo

Thomas Joseph Dart Kelly (3 May 1844 – 20 July 1893) was an Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests between 1877 and 1879. Kelly played domestic cricket for Victoria for 17 seasons, first appearing in the summer of 1863–64, and gained a reputation as a fine fielder.^[1]

Kelly made his Test debut in the Second Test of the 1876–77 season. In the second innings of the Test, Kelly hit 35 – his highest Test score – of which all but three runs came from boundaries.^[2]

References[]

^ "CRICKET CURIOSITIES". The Sun. No. 6249. New South Wales, Australia. 20 November 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 1 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "FOURTH DAY.—WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4". The Australasian. Vol. XXII, no. 575. Victoria, Australia. 7 April 1877. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

External links[]

Cricinfo article on Thomas Kelly

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[1] "CRICKET CURIOSITIES". The Sun. No. 6249. New South Wales, Australia. 20 November 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 1 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "FOURTH DAY.—WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4". The Australasian. Vol. XXII, no. 575. Victoria, Australia. 7 April 1877. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

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