Jimmy Ell
James Anthony Ell (15 September 1915 – 8 July 2007) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1933 to 1946.
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| Full name | James Anthony Ell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1915 Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 July 2007 (aged 91) Waikanae, Kapiti Coast, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Hilda Buck (wife) Agnes Ell (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1933-34 to 1945-46 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jimmy Ell appeared in 28 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman, scoring 1185 runs, with a highest of 89.[1] In a senior club match in Wellington in November 1945 he scored 291 in three and a quarter hours, setting a new individual record in Wellington cricket.[2]
He was born in Lower Hutt, Wellington, and died in Waikanae, Kapiti Coast. His wife Hilda and his sister Agnes played Test cricket for New Zealand.
References
- James Anthony Ell at CricketArchive
- "Ell's great knock". Evening Post: 4. 19 November 1945. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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