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Richard Ellison
England
Player profile
Full name Richard Mark Ellison
Born September 21, 1959, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent
Current age 49 years 20 days
Major teams England, Kent, Tasmania
Nickname Elly
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height
6 ft 3 in
Education Tonbridge School, Exeter University
Relations Grandfather - HRN Ellison, Brother - CC Ellison
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
11 |
16 |
1 |
202 |
41 |
13.46 |
718 |
28.13 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| ODIs |
14 |
12 |
4 |
86 |
24 |
10.75 |
110 |
78.18 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| First-class |
207 |
284 |
72 |
5046 |
108 |
23.80 |
|
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1 |
21 |
|
|
86 |
0 |
| List A |
175 |
136 |
56 |
1967 |
84 |
24.58 |
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0 |
4 |
|
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27 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
11 |
20 |
2264 |
1048 |
35 |
6/77 |
10/104 |
29.94 |
2.77 |
64.6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| ODIs |
14 |
14 |
696 |
510 |
12 |
3/42 |
3/42 |
42.50 |
4.39 |
58.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
207 |
|
30046 |
13773 |
475 |
7/33 |
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28.99 |
2.75 |
63.2 |
|
18 |
2 |
| List A |
175 |
|
7920 |
5320 |
188 |
4/19 |
4/19 |
28.29 |
4.03 |
42.1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
England v West Indies at The Oval, Aug 9-14, 1984 scorecard |
| Last Test |
England v India at Lord's, Jun 5-10, 1986 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
India v England at Pune, Dec 5, 1984 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
England v New Zealand at Leeds, Jul 16, 1986 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
1981 - 1993 |
| List A span |
1981 - 1992 |
A solidly built swing bowler who had been a fine schoolboy player, Richard Ellison made his Test debut (alongside Jonathan Agnew) in the 1984 Oval Test. He took five wickets, but couldn't stop West Indies pulling off their historic 5-0 "blackwash". The following year Ellison was recalled for the fifth Ashes Test against Australia, at Edgbaston, and this time it was a different story: curly mop bobbing as he jinked in, he claimed ten wickets in the match, three of them on a delirious fourth evening as Australia crumbled to 37 for 5. The key wicket was Allan Border, who stretched forward but was befuddled by Ellison's late breakback. The ball just clipped the bails, and the danger man was gone. But Ellison lacked the pace to be as dangerous overseas, and also lacked the fitness to be as effective in England again. He missed the whole of the 1987 season with injury, but bounced back with 71 county wickets for Kent in 1988. However, England never called again, and Ellison drifted into retirement at the early age of 33.
Steven Lynch
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1986
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