Thomas Kelly (cricketer)

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Thomas Kelly Australia (AUS)

Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm bowler
	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
Test debut: 31 March 1877 Last Test: 2 January 1879 Source: Cricinfo

This article is about Kelly the cricketer. For other people by the same name, see Thomas Kelly (disambiguation).

Thomas Joseph Dart Kelly (born May 3, 1844, County Waterford, Ireland; died July 20, 1893, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria) 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.

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.