Edgar Elliot
Encyclopedia
Edgar William Elliot was an English
cricket
er and rugby union
player. In cricket, Elliot was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium fast
, while in rugby union he played on the wing. He was born in Roker
, County Durham
and died in Vancouver
, British Columbia
, Canada
on 23 March 1931.
in the 1897 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland
. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1897 to 1907, making 76 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He captained
Durham from 1903 to 1906. During his career he played two first-class
matches. The first of these came for the Gentlemen of England against Cambridge University
. In this match, he scored 5 runs in the Gentlemen's first-innings, before being dismissed by Guy Napier
. He second first-class match came days after his appearance for the Gentlemen of England, with Elliot appearing HDG Leveson-Gower's XI
against Oxford University
. In this match, he scored 15 runs before being dismissed by Humphrey Gilbert
, while in their second-innings he ended unbeaten
on 10, with the match ending in a draw.
between 1901 and 1904. He scored two international tries
, both coming in his final game, a 14 all draw against Wales during the 1904 Home Nations Championship
. As well as Sunderland, Elliot also played county rugby for Durham and played for invitational touring team the Barbarians
. His uncle, Charles Henry Elliot, also played rugby for Sunderland and was capped once for England in 1886.
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...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er and rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. In cricket, Elliot was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium fast
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
, while in rugby union he played on the wing. He was born in Roker
Roker
Roker is a tourist resort and affluent area of Sunderland, North East England, bounded on the south by the River Wear and Monkwearmouth, on the east by the North Sea, to the west by Fulwell and on the north by Seaburn. It is administered as part of the City of Sunderland.The majority of the...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
and died in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
on 23 March 1931.
Cricket
Elliot made his debut for DurhamDurham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
in the 1897 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland
Northumberland County Cricket Club
Northumberland County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northumberland and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1897 to 1907, making 76 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He captained
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
Durham from 1903 to 1906. During his career he played two first-class
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...
matches. The first of these came for the Gentlemen of England against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
. In this match, he scored 5 runs in the Gentlemen's first-innings, before being dismissed by Guy Napier
Guy Napier
Lieutenant Guy Greville Napier was an English cricketer and World War I combatant. Following his death from wounds received in France, Wisden declared him "one of the best medium pace bowlers seen in the University match in his own generation"...
. He second first-class match came days after his appearance for the Gentlemen of England, with Elliot appearing HDG Leveson-Gower's XI
HDG Leveson-Gower
Sir Henry Dudley Gresham Leveson Gower was an English cricketer who played for Oxford University and Surrey as well as England. He was the seventh son of Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower JP DL FSA, by his wife The Hon Sophia Leveson Gower LJStJ .He captained England in all three of the Test...
against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
. In this match, he scored 15 runs before being dismissed by Humphrey Gilbert
Humphrey Gilbert (cricketer)
Humphrey Adam Gilbert was an Indian-born English cricketer who played 118 first-class matches. All of these were in England,with the majority for Worcestershire and Oxford University....
, while in their second-innings he ended unbeaten
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
on 10, with the match ending in a draw.
Rugby union
Elliot played his club rugby for Sunderland and became the team's most capped player, after represeting England four times in the Home Nations ChampionshipSix Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
between 1901 and 1904. He scored two international tries
Try
A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
, both coming in his final game, a 14 all draw against Wales during the 1904 Home Nations Championship
1904 Home Nations Championship
The 1904 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-second series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 9 January and 19 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.-Table:-Results:...
. As well as Sunderland, Elliot also played county rugby for Durham and played for invitational touring team the Barbarians
Barbarian F.C.
The Barbarian Football Club, usually referred to as the Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain...
. His uncle, Charles Henry Elliot, also played rugby for Sunderland and was capped once for England in 1886.
External links
- Edgar Elliot at ESPNcricinfo
- Edgar Elliot at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
- Edgar Elliot at ESPNscrum