| Malysha Kelly | |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1990 |
| Height: | 1.85m |
| University: | University of the West Indies |
| Positions: | GD, GK |
| Clubyears1: | ? – ? |
| Clubteam1: | St Catherine Racers |
| Clubapps1: | ? |
| Clubyears2: | 2016 – ? |
| Clubteam2: | Manchester Thunder |
| Clubapps2: | ? |
| Clubyears3: | 2017 |
| Clubteam3: | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| Clubapps3: | 8[1] |
| Clubyears4: | 2018 |
| Clubteam4: | Southern Steel |
| Clubapps4: | 0[2] |
| Clubyears5: | 2021 |
| Clubteam5: | Severn Stars |
| Clubapps5: | 18[3] |
| Club-Update: | 22 October 2021 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008 – |
| Nationalteam1: | Jamaica |
| Nationalcaps1: | 62+ |
| National-Update: | 11 February 2021 |
| Updated: | 11 February 2021 |
Malysha Kelly (born 14 January 1990)[4] 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. She has played for St Catherine Racers in the Jamaican Berger Elite League,[5] and signed for English club Manchester Thunder ahead of the 2016 Netball Superleague season.[6] [7] Ahead of the 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season, Kelly signed for Australian team Adelaide Thunderbirds.[8] [9] She had the most intercepts of any player in the season.[9]
She signed for New Zealand team Southern Steel ahead of the 2018 ANZ Premiership season.[10] In early 2018, Kelly suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which forced her to miss the 2018 ANZ Premiership season, the 2018 Commonwealth Games,[11] and the September 2018 Quad Series.[12] She re-ruptured the ACL later in 2018, which prolonged her time away from professional netball.[13]
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.[8] She made her senior debut in the 2008 Americas Federation of Netball Associations Championships in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[5] 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.[5] [10] She represented Jamaica in the netball event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where Jamaica won the bronze medal.[10] [6] In the same year, she captained Jamaica during their tour of England.[7] Kelly missed the 2015 Netball World Cup in Australia due to a knee injury,[6] [7] 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.[13]
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]