Jimmy Ell

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

Personal information
Full name	James Anthony Ell
Born	(1915-09-15)15 September 1915 Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Died	8 July 2007(2007-07-08) (aged 91) Waikanae, Kapiti Coast, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Hilda Buck (wife) Agnes Ell (sister)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1933-34 to 1945-46	Wellington
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

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.

External links

• Jimmy Ell at ESPNcricinfo
• Jimmy Ell at CricketArchive (subscription required)