| Jimmy Ell | |
| Fullname: | James Anthony Ell |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Waikanae, Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand |
| Family: | Hilda Buck (wife) Agnes Ell (sister) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Year1: | 1933-34 to 1945-46 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 28 |
| Runs1: | 1185 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.35 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/9 |
| Top Score1: | 89 not out |
| Deliveries1: | 46 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 35.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/21 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 17/– |
| Date: | 20 August 2018 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36975.html Cricinfo |
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.
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.