Thomas Joseph Dart Kelly (3 May 1844 – 20 July 1893) was an Australian

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who played in two Test matches between 1877 and 1879. Kelly played domestic cricket for

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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.

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