Andrew Ellis (cricketer)

Andrew Malcolm Ellis (born 24 March 1982) is a New Zealand former international cricketer, who played in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). In first-class cricket, Ellis played 26 State Championship games for Canterbury, up to the end of the 2006/7 season. Ellis retired from all forms of cricket in March 2020.[1] He was the second New Zealand cricketer to play 100 or more matches in each format of the game.[2]

For other people named Andrew Ellis, see Andrew Ellis (disambiguation).

Andrew Ellis
Personal information
Full name
Andrew Malcolm Ellis
Born (1982-03-24) 24 March 1982
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 169)3 February 2012 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI12 November 2012 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 54)14 February 2012 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I21 November 2013 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 15 5 106 133
Runs scored 154 25 5,221 2,708
Batting average 14.00 8.33 35.27 31.85
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 9/29 1/11
Top score 33 16 196 101
Balls bowled 480 60 16,604 4,596
Wickets 12 2 249 154
Bowling average 35.41 52.50 29.78 29.84
5 wickets in innings 0 0 6 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/22 2/40 6/35 5/17
Catches/stumpings 3/– 0/– 56/– 42/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 March 2020

Domestic career

A right-handed batsman and right arm fast medium bowler, he made his debut in 2003 against Auckland. He has scored 910 first class runs at an average of 26.76, with a top score of 78 against Northern Districts. He has also taken 32 wickets at 43.68 with a best analysis of 5 for 63 against Otago.

In 11 List-A one-day matches he has scored 157 runs at 22.42 with a top score of 46 and taken 3 wickets at just over 40. He also played six Twenty20 games with moderate returns.

He played for New Zealand Under-19s in the 2000/01 season in 2 'Tests' against South Africa under-19s and appeared for Marylebone Cricket Club in 2004.

In November 2017, he scored his 5,000th run for Canterbury in first-class cricket in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season.[3] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Canterbury for the 2018–19 season.[4]

In 2018, Ellis was involved in a bizarre incident when a shot off Northern Districts batsman Jeet Raval ricocheted off his head and crossed the boundary on the full, going for six runs.[5]

References
  1. "Andrew Ellis announces retirement to end 18-year career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. "Canterbury cricketing legend Andrew Ellis pulls stumps on 18-year domestic career". Stuff. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. "Hamish Bennett collects ten wickets in convincing Firebirds win". Stuff. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  4. "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. "WATCH - Raval's drive hits Ellis on the head, goes for six". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2022.


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