Sam Ellis (cricketer)
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| Full name | Samuel G. A. Ellis | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1870 or 1871 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | (aged 75) Portishead, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| 1902 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 6 January 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Samuel G. A. Ellis[a] (died 26 March 1946) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1902, and club cricket for Lodway Cricket Club in Pill, Somerset.[1]
Life and career
Sam Ellis was the fourth son of Thomas, a
Old Trafford in June 1902, a tight match won by Somerset by just nine runs.[4] Ellis batted at No 7 in the first innings and scored 5; in the second innings he was at No 9 and failed to score.[5]
Notes
- ^ Ellis was incorrectly listed as "S. E. Ellis" on the match scorecard during his appearance for Somerset, and so is listed as such by modern databases. Contemporary reports, and his obituary confirm his identity.
References
- ^ "SE Ellis". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Death of Portishead Resident". Western Daily Press. 29 March 1946. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Births, Marriages, Death and In Memoriam". Western Daily Press. 27 March 1946. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scorecard: Lancashire v Somerset". www.cricketarchive.com. 12 June 1902. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Cricket: Lancashire v Somerset", The Times, no. 36795, London, p. 12, 16 June 1902