Bob Ellis (cricketer)
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| Full name | Robert Ellis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1940 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1963–1974 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Ellis (born 19 May 1940) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer.
Ellis was born at Kilmarnock in May 1940. He was educated at Kilmarnock Academy, before matriculating to the University of Edinburgh. A club cricketer for Kilmarnock Cricket Club, Ellis made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Warwickshire at Edinburgh in 1963. Ellis played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1974, making ten appearances.[1] As a batsman, he scored 133 runs at an average of 13.30, with a highest score of 35.[2] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 63.63; in first-class cricket, he bowled a total of 129 overs.[3] He later played club cricket for Ayr Cricket Club, captaining the side from 1980 to 1982.[4] Outside of cricket, he was by profession a schoolteacher.
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Bob Ellis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bob Ellis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Bob Ellis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Club Captains". www.ayrcc.org. Retrieved 24 June 2022.