John Elliott (cricketer)

John Elliott
Personal information
Full name John William Elliott
Born (1942-02-12) 12 February 1942
Diglis, Worcester, England
Batting Left-handed
Role wicket-keeper
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 10
Runs scored 66
Batting average 8.25
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 18*
Balls bowled 0
Wickets -
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 18/8
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2007

John William Elliott (born 12 February 1942) was an English cricketer who played ten first-class matches for Worcestershire between 1959 and 1965, although he played for the county's Second XI as late as 1971. He later went on to serve as president for the same club for 2 years and chairman for 8 years. During this time, he oversaw the signing of Glenn McGrath, Andy Bichel, Moeen Ali, Zaheer Khan and Gareth Batty.[1] He made his first-class debut against Somerset aged just 17, though then did not play at that level again for two years.[2]

Elliott claimed six of his 26 first-class dismissals in a single match, and five in a single innings. This feat came against the Pakistan Eaglets in 1963.[3] He was not a good batsman: in 11 first-class innings he reached double figures just twice.[4]

References

  1. "Teams played for by John Elliott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  2. "Worcestershire v Somerset in 1959". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  3. "Worcestershire v Pakistan Eaglets in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  4. "Player Oracle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
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