Jimmy Ell
Personal information
Full name
James Anthony Ell
Born(1915-09-15)15 September 1915
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Died8 July 2007(2007-07-08) (aged 91)
Waikanae, Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RelationsHilda Buck (wife)
Agnes Ell (sister)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1933-34 to 1945-46Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 28
Runs scored 1185
Batting average 22.35
100s/50s 0/9
Top score 89 not out
Balls bowled 46
Wickets 1
Bowling average 35.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/21
Catches/stumpings 17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 August 2018

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.

References

  1. ↑ James Anthony Ell at CricketArchive
  2. 1 2 3 Clements, Carey (2 August 2007). "Ell still holds Wellington record". Dominion Post. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ell's great knock". Evening Post: 4. 19 November 1945. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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