Thomas Kelly (cricketer)

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.

Thomas Kelly
Personal information
Born(1844-05-03)3 May 1844
County Waterford, Ireland
Died20 July 1893(1893-07-20) (aged 49)
Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm bowler
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 2 16
Runs scored 64 543
Batting average 21.33 20.11
100s/50s 0/0 0/5
Top score 35 86
Balls bowled 0 16
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/0 20/0
Source: Cricinfo

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.


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