Edmund Ellis (cricketer)

Edmund Ellis
Personal information
Full name
Edmund Henry Ellis
Born17 February 1841
Battersea, Surrey, England
Died3 March 1910(1910-03-03) (aged 69)
Chelsea, London, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1861–1863Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 31
Batting average 6.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 28*
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 August 2021

Edmund Henry Ellis (17 February 1841 — 3 March 1910) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.

The son of George Henry Ellis, he was born at Battersea in February 1841 and was educated at Rugby School.[1] Ellis played first-class cricket on three occasions for the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1861 to 1863, playing a match each against Hampshire, Middlesex and Oxford University.[2] He scored 31 runs in his three matches, with a highest score of 28 not out.[3] He was by profession a solicitor, having been admitted in 1864.[1] He was married to Dorothea Hilda Danvers, daughter of Sir Juland Danvers. He later added her surname to his to be known as Edmund Henry Ellis-Danvers.[1] Ellis died at Chelsea in March 1910.

References

  1. ^ a b c Mitchell, A. T. (1902). Rugby School Register 1852–1874. Vol. 2. A. J. Lawrence. p. 339.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edmund Ellis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edmund Ellis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2021.