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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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]
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]
Kelly studied at the University of the West Indies. [17]
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Born | 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
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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.
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]
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]
Kelly studied at the University of the West Indies. [17]