Corey Kelly (born 14 December 2000) is an

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. He made his

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debut for

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against

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on 2 March 2021 as part of the 2020–21 Marsh One-Day Cup.

Personal life

Corey Kelly was born on 14 December 2000 in the southern suburbs of

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, to

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, a member of the original

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squad for the

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, and Tina. He is the identical twin brother of fellow cricketer Thomas Kelly, and was born two minutes earlier; they have a younger sister, Lucy. Kelly grew up in a sports-focused family influenced by his father's AFL career. The twins played over 100 games of

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with Mitcham Hawks Football Club and

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before shifting their focus to cricket, which the elder Kelly had also played. Kelly has lived for significant periods in the

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, the far northern region of Australia's

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; he states an affinity for the region and its lifestyle, being an avid fan of fishing, camping, and outdoors pursuits. He is recognized in the cricket world for his distinctive mullet hairstyle, which was patterned off the dreadlocks of

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and the mullets of

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and

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. The twins state the hairstyle was grown in part to prevent them from being mistaken for one another.

Career

The Kelly brothers began playing cricket at the school level. Before the age of fifteen, Corey was predominantly a batter and Thomas predominantly a bowler; they switched roles after discovering each had a greater affinity for the opposite position. Corey Kelly was selected to appear on Australia's team for the

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in South Africa, while his brother narrowly missed out on being placed on the team. Kelly became a member of the Southern Districts Cricket Club, with which he played multiple games in Darwin. At the age of 20, the Kelly brothers were signed to the West End Redbacks, South Australia's professional

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team. They became the first twins to play cricket together for South Australia. They played their debut game for the Redbacks in November 2021. Corey and Thomas Kelly are the first identical twins to play first class cricket on the same team in Australia since

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and Alex Blackwell.

References

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