John William Elliott was an English

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 cricketer

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 who played ten first-class

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 matches for Worcestershire

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 between 1959 and 1965, although he played for the county's Second XI as late as 1971.
He made his first-class debut against Somerset

Somerset County Cricket Club

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 aged just 17, though then did not play at that level again for two years.

Elliott claimed six of his 26 first-class dismissals in a single match, and five in a single innings. This feat came against a "Pakistan Eaglets" side in 1963.
He was not a good batsman: in 11 first-class innings he reached double figures just twice.

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