| Reg Ellis | |||||||||
| Fullname: | Reginald Sidney Ellis | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 26 November 1917 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Light Pass, South Australia[1] | ||||||||
| Death Place: | Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||
| Batting: | Left-handed | ||||||||
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||
| Columns: | 1 | ||||||||
| Column1: | First-class | ||||||||
| Matches1: | 21 | ||||||||
| Runs1: | 47 | ||||||||
| Bat Avg1: | 2.93 | ||||||||
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 | ||||||||
| Top Score1: | 10 not out | ||||||||
| Deliveries1: | 4776 | ||||||||
| Wickets1: | 78 | ||||||||
| Bowl Avg1: | 26.53 | ||||||||
| Fivefor1: | 6 | ||||||||
| Tenfor1: | 1 | ||||||||
| Best Bowling1: | 6/144 | ||||||||
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/– | ||||||||
| Date: | 8 April 2022 | ||||||||
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5176.html Cricinfo | ||||||||
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Reginald Sidney Ellis (26 November 1917 - 21 June 2015) was an Australian pilot, flying instructor and cricketer.[2]
Ellis was a pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II, flying Lancaster bombers. He flew 11 sorties over occupied Europe. He ranked as a flight lieutenant and was part of No. 463 Squadron RAAF.[2] He also served as a flying instructor in the UK during the war, and continued after the war as a flying instructor with the Royal Aero Club of South Australia.[3]
Ellis played in the Victory Tests in England between ex-servicemen of Australia and England immediately after World War II, and then toured India and Australia with the Australian Services XI.[4] He also played one first-class match for South Australia in 1945/46.[5]
A left-arm orthodox spin bowler, Ellis was the most successful of the Services' bowlers in the matches in England, taking 23 wickets at an average of 19.13,[6] with a best performance of 5 for 43 and 5 for 24 in the final match in Scarborough.[7] Later, he took 5 for 25 and 3 for 32 when the Services XI beat Ceylon by an innings.[8] His best figures were 6 for 144 for the Services XI against New South Wales in January 1946.[9]
The last surviving member of the Services XI, Ellis was guest of honour at Sachin Tendulkar's Bradman Oration in Canberra in 2011. He died in June 2015, aged 97.[3]