John Ellis (cricketer)
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John Ernest Ellis was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played eleven matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
between 1888 and 1892.
Born in Sheffield
, Yorkshire
, England
, Ellis was a wicket-keeper
, who took ten catches and completed eleven stumpings but was less successful with the bat, scoring 14 runs in fifteen innings for an average of 1.55. His best score was 4 not out. He also played for Yorkshire Second XI in 1892.
Ellis died in Sheffield in December 1927.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played eleven matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
between 1888 and 1892.
Born in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Ellis was a wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
, who took ten catches and completed eleven stumpings but was less successful with the bat, scoring 14 runs in fifteen innings for an average of 1.55. His best score was 4 not out. He also played for Yorkshire Second XI in 1892.
Ellis died in Sheffield in December 1927.