Full Name

Thomas Joseph Dart Kelly

Born

May 03, 1844, Co Waterford, Ireland

Died

July 20, 1893, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria, (aged 49y 78d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Bowler

Born in Ireland, brought up in England, Thomas Kelly emigrated to Australia in 1863 when he was 19. His first match was for George Parr's touring side in 1863-64, and he appeared regularly for Victoria for the next 17 seasons. He made two Test appearances, in the second Test in 1876-77 and in the only match in 1877-78. A capable right-hand batsman, Kelly was regarded as one of the finest point fielders of his generation. He is also credited with being the first man to wear a blazer in Australia.
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Thomas Kelly Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests230643521.3300010
FC162815438620.1105-200

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests2------------
FC16-1620---0.75-000
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Recent Matches of Thomas Kelly

MatchBatDateGroundFormat
Victoria vs 20 & 1417-Nov-1882MelbourneFC
Australia vs England1002-Jan-1879MelbourneTest # 3
Australia vs England19 & 3531-Mar-1877MelbourneTest # 2
Victoria vs Tasmania3 & 8*24-Feb-1871MelbourneFC
Victoria vs NSW1 & 304-Mar-1869SydneyFC

Debut/Last Matches of Thomas Kelly