Gustavus Kelly
{{short description|Irish cricketer}}
{{about|Irish cricketer (1901–1980)|his father|Gus Kelly|the Australian politician|Gus Kelly (politician)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Gustavus Kelly
| image =
| caption =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium
| columns = 1
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 7
| runs1 = 275
| bat avg1 = 30.55
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 76*
| deliveries1 = 940
| wickets1 = 17
| bowl avg1 = 23.35
| fivefor1 = 2
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 6/62
| catches/stumpings1= 5/0
| international = true
| country = Ireland
| source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26795/26795.html CricketArchive
| date = 6 December
| year = 2022
}}
Gustavus Noel Blake Kelly (26 December 1901 – 14 March 1980)[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26795/26795.html Cricket Archive Profile] was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played six times for the Ireland cricket team between 1922 and 1926,[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire151.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121103331/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire151.htm |date=November 21, 2008 }} including four first-class matches. He also played first-class cricket for Dublin University.[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26795/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Gustavus Kelly] at CricketArchive
Playing career
Kelly made his first-class debut playing for Dublin University against Essex in July 1922. Eight days later, he made his debut for Ireland, playing against Scotland in a first-class match. He played a second first-class match for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in June 1924, and also played for Ireland against Scotland and the MCC that year.
His final first-class match for Dublin University was against Northamptonshire in June 1926, before playing his final two matches for Ireland, against Wales and Scotland, which were also his final two first-class matches.