Malysha Kelly
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Born | 14 January 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of the West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing position(s): GD, GK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
? – ? | St Catherine Racers | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 – ? | Manchester Thunder | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 8[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Southern Steel | 0[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Severn Stars | 18[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Correct as of 22 October 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 – | Jamaica | 62+[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Correct as of 11 February 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: 11 February 2021 |
Malysha Kelly (born 14 January 1990)[1] is a Jamaican netball player, who has made over 50 appearances for the national side, and is a former captain. At club level, she most recently played for Severn Stars in the Netball Superleague.
Club career
Kelly plays as a goal defence and a goalkeeper.[6] She has played for St Catherine Racers in the Jamaican Berger Elite League,[7] and signed for English club Manchester Thunder ahead of the 2016 Netball Superleague season.[8][9] Ahead of the 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season, Kelly signed for Australian team Adelaide Thunderbirds.[5][10] She had the most intercepts of any player in the season.[10]
She signed for New Zealand team Southern Steel ahead of the 2018 ANZ Premiership season.[11] In early 2018, Kelly suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which forced her to miss the 2018 ANZ Premiership season, the 2018 Commonwealth Games,[12] and the September 2018 Quad Series.[13] She re-ruptured the ACL later in 2018, which prolonged her time away from professional netball.[6]
Kelly signed for English team Severn Stars for the 2021 Netball Superleague season.[14] She left the team ahead of the 2022 season.[15]
International career
Kelly has made at least 62 international appearances for Jamaica.[5] She made her senior debut in the 2008 Americas Federation of Netball Associations Championships in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[7] In 2009, she was part of the Jamaica under-21 team that came third at the Netball World Youth Cup.[16] In the same year, she played in Jamaica's tour of Australia and New Zealand. She played in 2010 World Netball Series, where Jamaica came third.[16] Kelly represented Jamaica at the 2011 World Netball Championships, where they finished fourth.[7][11] She represented Jamaica in the netball event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where Jamaica won the bronze medal.[11][8] In the same year, she captained Jamaica during their tour of England.[9] Kelly missed the 2015 Netball World Cup in Australia due to a knee injury,[8][9] that she sustained during the Berger Elite League.[17] In 2017, she played at the Caribbean Netball Championships.[18] Her last appearance for Jamaica prior to her 2018 injury was in the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series tournament.[6]
In December 2020, Kelly was included in the Jamaica squad for their tour of England. It was her first callup since her ACL injury,[19][20] though the series was later postponed due to Jamaican travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[21][22] She was in the Jamaican squad for their 2021 series against Trinidad and Tobago,[23] and the 2021 Vitality Roses Reunited Series in England.[24] Kelly was not selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, but returned to the Jamaican squad for their 2023 tour of England.[25]
Personal life
Kelly studied at the University of the West Indies.[17]
References
- ^ a b "Malysha Kelly". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Malysha Kelly". Suncorp Super Netball. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Malysha Kelly". ANZ Premiership. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Malysha Kelly". Netball Superleague. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Adelaide Thunderbirds sign Ama Agbeze and Malysha Kelly". The Advertiser. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Malysha's long road back". The Gleaner. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Malysha Kelly working overtime for spot on Jamaica's Netball World Cup team". The Gleaner. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Manchester Thunder add Malysha Kelly to their Netball Superleague squad". Sky Sports. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Thunder sign Jamaican International Malysha Kelly". Manchester Thunder. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b "International Imports Make Their Mark On The Inaugural Year Of The SUNCORP Super Netball League". Special Broadcasting Service. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2021 – via International Netball Federation.
- ^ a b c "Jamaican netball defender Malysha Kelly and promising duo complete Southern Steel squad". Stuff. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Knee injury sidelines Southern Steel's Jamaican defender Malysha Kelly for season". Stuff. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Injury a big blow, says Kelly". Jamaica Star. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Vitality Netball Superleague's exciting new imports for 2021". Sky Sports. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "2022 Squads". Netball Superleague. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Young Sunshine Girl seeks to make her mark". The Gleaner. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Kelly, Harwood miss cut for Netball World Cup". The Gleaner. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Malysha Kelly working overtime for spot on Jamaica's Netball World Cup team". The Gleaner. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Malysha Kelly's Return Strengthen Sunshine Girls for England Tests". Caribbean National Weekly. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Inspiration in Ms Malysha Kelly's courage". Jamaica Observer. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "England-Jamaica series postponed because of coronavirus-related travel restrictions". BBC Sport. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Kelly not thinking about retirement". The Gleaner. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Barbados to replace South Africa in Tri-nation series – Sources". Gleaner Company. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Nothing to Fear". The Gleaner. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "She's back!". Jamaica Observer. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- Living people
- 1990 births
- Jamaican netball players
- Netball players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica
- Southern Steel players
- Manchester Thunder players
- Severn Stars players
- Adelaide Thunderbirds players
- ANZ Championship players
- Suncorp Super Netball players
- Netball Superleague players
- Jamaican expatriate netball people in Australia
- Jamaican expatriate netball people in England
- Jamaican expatriate netball people in New Zealand
- University of the West Indies alumni
- ANZ Premiership players