Thomas Kelly (cricketer, born 1844)
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| Full name | Thomas Joseph Dart Kelly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 May 1844 County Waterford, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 July 1893 (aged 49) Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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, 17 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Joseph Dart Kelly (3 May 1844 – 20 July 1893) was an Australian cricketer who played in two Test matches, in 1877 and 1879.
Life and career
Kelly was born in Ireland but brought up in England in Bristol. He migrated to Australia when he was 19, settling in Melbourne.[1]
Kelly played domestic cricket for Victoria for 17 seasons, first appearing in the summer of 1863–64. He gained a reputation as a fine fielder and aggressive batsman.[2][1] He was widely regarded as one of most brilliant fieldsmen at point in Australia or England.[3]
Kelly made his Test debut in the Second Test of the 1876–77 season. In the second innings, Kelly hit 35 – his highest Test score – of which all but three runs came from boundaries.[4] His highest first-class score was 86 for Victoria against New South Wales in 1874–75.[5]
Kelly married Margaret Meoney in Melbourne in September 1869.[6] He worked in Melbourne as a merchant. His wife died in 1883.[7] He died at his home in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn in July 1893, aged 49,[8] leaving £9,800 to be divided among his children.[9]
References
- ^ a b The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 286–87.
- ^ "CRICKET CURIOSITIES". The Sun. No. 6249. New South Wales, Australia. 20 November 1930. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Death of Mr. T. J. D. Kelly". The Australasian: 18. 22 July 1893.
- ^ "FOURTH DAY.—WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4". The Australasian. Vol. XXII, no. 575. Victoria, Australia. 7 April 1877. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Victoria v New South Wales 1974-75". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Marriages". The Age: 2. 20 September 1869.
- ^ "Judicial and Law Notices". The Argus: 6. 9 June 1883.
- ^ "Deaths". The Argus: 1. 21 July 1893.
- ^ "Wills and Bequests". Table Talk: 8. 1 September 1893.