Kelly competed in the first
World Bowls Championship in
Kyeemagh,
New South Wales,
Australia in 1966 and won a
gold medal in the
pairs with
Bert Palm at the event. He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy). Kelly won the 1965 fours title at the
Australian National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Coogee Bowls Club. ==References==