Malysha Kelly
Personal information
Born (1990-01-14) 14 January 1990
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
University University of the West Indies
Netball career
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)
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
Netball World Youth Cup
Bronze medal – third place2009 Cook IslandsNetball
World Netball Series
Bronze medal – third place2010 EnglandNetball
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 GlasgowNetball
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

  1. 1 2 "Malysha Kelly". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Malysha Kelly". Suncorp Super Netball. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Malysha Kelly". ANZ Premiership. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Malysha Kelly". Netball Superleague. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Adelaide Thunderbirds sign Ama Agbeze and Malysha Kelly". The Advertiser. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 "Malysha's long road back". The Gleaner. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 "Malysha Kelly working overtime for spot on Jamaica's Netball World Cup team". The Gleaner. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 "Manchester Thunder add Malysha Kelly to their Netball Superleague squad". Sky Sports. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 "Thunder sign Jamaican International Malysha Kelly". Manchester Thunder. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  10. 1 2 "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.
  11. 1 2 3 "Jamaican netball defender Malysha Kelly and promising duo complete Southern Steel squad". Stuff. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Knee injury sidelines Southern Steel's Jamaican defender Malysha Kelly for season". Stuff. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Injury a big blow, says Kelly". Jamaica Star. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Vitality Netball Superleague's exciting new imports for 2021". Sky Sports. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "2022 Squads". Netball Superleague. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  16. 1 2 "Young Sunshine Girl seeks to make her mark". The Gleaner. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  17. 1 2 "Kelly, Harwood miss cut for Netball World Cup". The Gleaner. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "Malysha Kelly working overtime for spot on Jamaica's Netball World Cup team". The Gleaner. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  19. ↑ "Malysha Kelly's Return Strengthen Sunshine Girls for England Tests". Caribbean National Weekly. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  20. ↑ "Inspiration in Ms Malysha Kelly's courage". Jamaica Observer. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  21. ↑ "England-Jamaica series postponed because of coronavirus-related travel restrictions". BBC Sport. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  22. ↑ "Kelly not thinking about retirement". The Gleaner. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  23. ↑ "Barbados to replace South Africa in Tri-nation series – Sources". Gleaner Company. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  24. ↑ "Nothing to Fear". The Gleaner. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  25. ↑ "She's back!". Jamaica Observer. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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