Thomas Kelly (cricketer, born 1844)
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Born | County Waterford, Ireland | 3 May 1844|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 July 1893 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia | (aged 49)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 12) | 31 March 1877 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 2 January 1879 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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- 1844 births
- 1893 deaths
- Sportspeople from County Waterford
- Australia Test cricketers
- Victoria cricketers
- Melbourne Cricket Club cricketers
- Australian cricketers
- Irish emigrants to Australia (before 1923)
- Australian cricket biography, 1840s birth stubs