Charlie Elliott

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Charles Standish 'Charlie' Elliott MBE, (born April 24, 1912 in Bolsover, Derbyshire, died January 1, 2004 at Nottingham) was an English cricketer and international cricket umpire.

An opening batsman and fine close fielder, Elliott's first-class career lasted from 1932 to 1953. He played for Derbyshire, and was part of the side that won the County Championship in 1936, but until the Second World War he was not a first-team regular, and he made no Championship appearances at all in 1938 or 1939. After the war, he played more often and he scored 1,000 runs in six consecutive seasons from 1947 to 1952. In all, he scored 11,965 first-class runs at an average of 27.25.

A dapper man with immaculately groomed black hair, which he retained into old age, Elliott served as a first-class umpire from 1956 to 1974. He umpired in 42 Tests between 1957 and 1974 and in five one-day internationals between 1972 and 1974.

He served on the England Test selection panel from 1975 to 1981, and was President of Derbyshire in 1993 and 1994.

He was the nephew of Harry Elliott, the Derbyshire and England Test wicketkeeper and played alongside his uncle in pre-Second World War games and in 1947, when Harry reappeared in four matches at the age of 55 because of a Derbyshire injury crisis.

He played football for Coventry City, and was their caretaker-manager for six months in 1954-5.