William Ellis (Scottish cricketer)

William Ellis
Personal information
Full name
William Arnot Ellis
Born16 September 1923
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Died25 April 2015(2015-04-25) (aged 91)
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1954Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 6
Batting average 6.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 6
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 July 2022

William Arnot Ellis (16 September 1923 – 25 April 2015) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Ellis was born in September 1923 at Bo'ness, West Lothian. He was educated at Linlithgow Academy. A club cricketer for Carlton Cricket Club, Ellis made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Paisley in 1954.[1] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 6 runs in the Scottish first innings by Godfrey Graham, with the match ending in a draw.[2] Outside of cricket, Ellis was a finance clerk.[3] He died in April 2015 at Larbert, Stirlingshire.

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Ellis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1954". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Player profile: William Ellis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2022.