Henry Ellison

Personal information
Full name Henry Richard Nevile Ellison
Born 16 July 1868(1868-07-16)
Blyth, Nottinghamshire, England
Died 7 October 1948(1948-10-07) (aged 80)
Elstead, Surrey, England
Batting style Unknown
Bowling style Unknown
Relations Richard Ellison (grandson)
Charles Ellison (grandson)
Charlie Ellison (great-grandson)
Domestic team information
Years Team
1903–1904 Wiltshire
1897 Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 5
Batting average 2.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 3
Balls bowled 10
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 November 2011

Henry Richard Nevile Ellison (6 July 1868 – 7 October 1948) was an English cricketer. Ellison's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Blyth, Nottinghamshire.

Prior to playing for Nottinghamshire, Ellison made minor appearances for Lincolnshire from 1889 to 1893.[1] He spent from at least December 1893 to December 1894 in India, where he played for the Madras Presidency and Madras.[2] Ellison later made a single first-class apperance for Nottinghamshire against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Trent Bridge in 1897.[3] In Nottinghamshire's first-innings, he scored 2 runs, before being dismissed by Bart King, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by John Lester for 3 runs. The match ended in a draw.[4] He later played for Wiltshire in the Minor Counties Championship. Making his debut against Glamorgan in 1903, he played Minor counties cricket for the county in 1903 and 1904, making fourteen appearances.[5]

He died at Elstead, Surrey on 7 October 1948. Ellison's family is a cricketing one. His father Charles played for Lincolnshire in minor cricket. His own son, Peter, didn't play any representative cricket, but his son Richard Ellison played Test cricket for England and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1986.[6] Another grandson, Charles Ellison, also played first-class cricket. In 2011, his great-grandson Charlie Ellison made his debut in first-class cricket.

References

  1. ^ "Other matches played by Henry Ellison". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29273/Other_matches.html. Retrieved 26 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "Other matches played by Henry Ellison". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29273/Other_matches.html. Retrieved 26 November 2011. 
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Ellison". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29273/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 26 November 2011. 
  4. ^ "Nottinghamshire v Gentlemen of Philadelphia, 1897". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29273/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 26 November 2011. 
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Henry Ellison". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29273/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 26 November 2011. 
  6. ^ "Cricketer of the Year – 1986 Richard Ellison". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. John Wisden & Co.. 1986. http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154453.html. Retrieved 19 February 2010. 

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