Malysha Kelly (born 14 January 1990) 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

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in the

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Club career

Kelly plays as a goal defence and a

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. She has played for St Catherine Racers in the Jamaican Berger Elite League, and signed for English club Manchester Thunder ahead of the 2016 Netball Superleague season. Ahead of the

2017 Suncorp Super Netball season The 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season was the inaugural season of the premier netball league in Australia, following the disbanding of the ANZ Championship in 2016. The regular season began on 18 February 2017 and concluded with the Grand Final ...

, Kelly signed for Australian team

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. She had the most intercepts of any player in the season. She signed for New Zealand team Southern Steel ahead of the

2018 ANZ Premiership season The 2018 ANZ Premiership season was the second season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Shannon Francois, Te Paea Selby-Rickit and Te Huinga Reo ...

. In early 2018, Kelly suffered an

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, which forced her to miss the 2018 ANZ Premiership season, the

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, and the September 2018 Quad Series. She re-ruptured the ACL later in 2018, which prolonged her time away from professional netball. Kelly signed for English team

for the 2021 Netball Superleague season. She left the team ahead of the 2022 season.

International career

Kelly has made at least 62 international appearances for

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. She made her senior debut in the 2008

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Championships in

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. In 2009, she was part of the Jamaica under-21 team that came third at the Netball World Youth Cup. 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. Kelly represented Jamaica at the

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, where they finished fourth. She represented Jamaica in the netball event at the

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, where Jamaica won the bronze medal. In the same year, she captained Jamaica during their tour of England. Kelly missed the 2015 Netball World Cup in Australia due to a knee injury, that she sustained during the Berger Elite League. In 2017, she played at the Caribbean Netball Championships. Her last appearance for Jamaica prior to her 2018 injury was in the

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tournament. In December 2020, Kelly was included in the Jamaica squad for their tour of England. It was her first callup since her ACL injury, though the series was later postponed due to Jamaican travel restrictions caused by the

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. She was in the Jamaican squad for their 2021 series against Trinidad and Tobago, and the 2021 Vitality Roses Reunited Series in England. Kelly was not selected for the

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, but returned to the Jamaican squad for their 2023 tour of England.

Personal life

Kelly studied at the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Malysha Living people 1990 births Jamaican netball players Netball players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games netball players for Jamaica 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