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, Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Hilda Buck (wife) Agnes Ell (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1933/34–1945/46 | 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] He scored 61, top-scoring in the second innings, in Wellington's narrow victory over the touring MCC in 1935-36.[2] 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.[3]
The New Zealand cricket historian Don Neely described Ell as "a brilliant stylist with a hint of batting genius who never really developed into the great player he could have been". Ell admitted that his impatience often led to his dismissal.[2]
Ell was born in Lower Hutt and educated at Johnsonville School and Wellington Technical College. He worked as a commercial artist in Wellington.[2] His first wife Hilda and his sister Agnes played Test cricket for New Zealand.
References
edit- ^ James Anthony Ell at CricketArchive
- ^ a b c Clements, Carey (2 August 2007). "Ell still holds Wellington record". Dominion Post. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Ell's great knock". Evening Post: 4. 19 November 1945. Retrieved 30 May 2018.