Robert Ellis (cricketer)
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Robert Thomas Ellis was an English maltster and cricket
er who played first class cricket for Sussex
between 1877 and 1889. He captained the team in 1880.
Ellis was born at Franklands, Keymer
near Burgess Hill, Sussex, He was educated at Brighton College
and played in the first XI in 1869. He became a maltster. He made his first class cricket debut for Sussex in the 1877 season. In 1880 he was captain and manager of Sussex and scored a century against Surrey
. He was staying with his brother Philip who was a farmer at Rodmell in 1881. In 1881 he scored a century against Derbyshire
. Also in 1881 he played matches for South against North, Gentlemen against Players and for Lord Sheffield's XI. He played no matches in 1883 and appeared for Gentlemen of the South in 1885. He played his last three games in the 1886 season.
Ellis was a right handed batsman and played 144 innings in 70 first class matches with an average of 18.69 and a top score of 103. He was a right arm round arm bowler and took no wickets in 164 balls for the loss of 69 runs.
Ellis died at Stone, Dartford
Kent at the age of 84.
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 who played first class cricket for 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...
between 1877 and 1889. He captained the team in 1880.
Ellis was born at Franklands, Keymer
Keymer
Keymer is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2116 road south of Burgess Hill.Keymer was an ancient parish that like its near neighbour Clayton was merged into the modern day parish of Hassocks. Both Keymer and Clayton's records go back as far as the...
near Burgess Hill, Sussex, He was educated at Brighton College
Brighton College
Brighton College is an institution divided between a Senior School known simply as Brighton College, the Prep School and the Pre-Prep School. All of these schools are co-educational independent schools in Brighton, England, sited immediately next to each another. The Senior School caters for...
and played in the first XI in 1869. He became a maltster. He made his first class cricket debut for Sussex in the 1877 season. In 1880 he was captain and manager of Sussex and scored a century against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
. He was staying with his brother Philip who was a farmer at Rodmell in 1881. In 1881 he scored a century against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
. Also in 1881 he played matches for South against North, Gentlemen against Players and for Lord Sheffield's XI. He played no matches in 1883 and appeared for Gentlemen of the South in 1885. He played his last three games in the 1886 season.
Ellis was a right handed batsman and played 144 innings in 70 first class matches with an average of 18.69 and a top score of 103. He was a right arm round arm bowler and took no wickets in 164 balls for the loss of 69 runs.
Ellis died at Stone, Dartford
Dartford
Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London....
Kent at the age of 84.