Elisha Light
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Elisha Edward Light was an English
cricketer
. Light was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin.
Light made his first-class
debut for Hampshire
against Yorkshire
in the 1898 County Championship
. Light represented Hampshire in thirteen first-class matches between 1898 and 1900, scoring 168 runs at an average
of 10.50, with a high score of 35. With the ball Light took five wickets at the high bowling average
of 52.60. Light was an able fielder, taking six catches. Light's final first-class match for Hampshire came against Sussex
in the 1900 County Championship.
In 1907 Light joined Carmarthenshire
for the 1907 Minor Counties Championship, making his debut against Monmouthshire
. Light made three appearances for Carmarthenshire, with his final two matches both coming against Glamorgan
.
Light died at Llanelli
, Carmarthenshire
on March 12, 1952.
also played first-class cricket for Hampshire, as well as representing Devon
in Minor Counties cricket.
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...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. Light was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin.
Light made his 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...
debut for Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
against Yorkshire
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....
in the 1898 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
. Light represented Hampshire in thirteen first-class matches between 1898 and 1900, scoring 168 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 10.50, with a high score of 35. With the ball Light took five wickets at the high bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 52.60. Light was an able fielder, taking six catches. Light's final first-class match for Hampshire came against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
in the 1900 County Championship.
In 1907 Light joined Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire County Cricket Club
Carmarthenshire County Cricket Club was a county cricket club based in the historic Welsh county of Carmarthenshire that competed in the Minor Counties championship from 1908 to 1911, without success...
for the 1907 Minor Counties Championship, making his debut against Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire County Cricket Club
Monmouthshire County Cricket Club was a cricket team that represented the county of Monmouthshire in the Minor Counties Championship competition from 1901 to 1934....
. Light made three appearances for Carmarthenshire, with his final two matches both coming against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan 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 Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
.
Light died at Llanelli
Llanelli
Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...
, Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
on March 12, 1952.
Family
Light's brother William LightWilliam Light (cricketer)
William Frederick Light was an English cricketer. Light was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast and slow left-arm orthodox spin. He was educated at Marlborough College....
also played first-class cricket for Hampshire, as well as representing Devon
Devon County Cricket Club
Devon 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 Devon and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
in Minor Counties cricket.
External links
- Elisha Light at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Elisha Light 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...
- Matches and detailed statistics for Elisha Light