Edmund Ellis (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Edmund Henry Ellis
Birth Date:17 February 1841
Birth Place:Battersea, Surrey, England
Death Place:Chelsea, London, England
Batting:Unknown
Club1:Marylebone Cricket Club
Year1:1861 - 1863
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:3
Runs1:31
Bat Avg1:6.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:28
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:14 August
Year:2021
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12759.html Cricinfo

Edmund Henry Ellis (17 February 1841 — 3 March 1910) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.

The son of George Henry Ellis, he was born at Battersea in February 1841 and was educated at Rugby School.[1] Ellis played first-class cricket on three occasions for the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1861 to 1863, playing a match each against Hampshire, Middlesex and Oxford University.[2] He scored 31 runs in his three matches, with a highest score of 28 not out.[3] He was by profession a solicitor, having been admitted in 1864.[1] He was married to Dorothea Hilda Danvers, daughter of Sir Juland Danvers. He later added her surname to his to be known as Edmund Henry Ellis-Danvers.[1] Ellis died at Chelsea in March 1910.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mitchell, A. T. . Rugby School Register 1852–1874 . 1902 . 2 . A. J. Lawrence . 339 . en.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Edmund Ellis . CricketArchive . 2021-08-14 . subscription.
  3. Web site: First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edmund Ellis . CricketArchive . 2021-08-14 . subscription.