Acheson William Blake Kelly (5 August 1903 – 6 October 1961)
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er. A right-handed

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and right-arm

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bowler, he played twice for the

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including one first-class match. He also played first-class

for

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.First-class matches played by Achey Kelly
at CricketArchive

Playing career

Kelly made his debut for Ireland against

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in July 1920. It would be six years before he again played for the national side, but in the interim he played three first-class matches for Dublin University, all of which were against

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, in 1924, 1925 and 1926. He then played his only first-class match for Ireland, against Scotland in July 1926. This was also his last match for Ireland.

Relations

Kelly came from a cricketing family. His brother Gustavus and father

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also played for Ireland, as did his uncle

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Achey 1903 births 1961 deaths Cricketers from Dublin (city) Irish cricketers Dublin University cricketers