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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, Kapiti 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
10 wickets in match
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] 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.[2]

He was born in Lower Hutt, Wellington, and died in Waikanae, Kapiti Coast. His wife Hilda and his sister Agnes played Test cricket for New Zealand.

References

  1. ^ James Anthony Ell at CricketArchive
  2. ^ "Ell's great knock". Evening Post: 4. 19 November 1945. Retrieved 30 May 2018.