Herbert Elliott

Herbert Denis Edleston Elliott (30 March 1887 – 26 April 1973) was an English schoolmaster and cricketer. Elliott's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Newport, Shropshire and educated in the town at Newport School.[1]

Herbert Elliott
Personal information
Full name
Herbert Denis Edleston Elliott
Born(1887-03-30)30 March 1887
Newport, Shropshire, England
Died26 April 1973(1973-04-26) (aged 86)
Bognor Regis, Sussex, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1913Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 3
Batting average 0.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 3
Balls bowled 138
Wickets 1
Bowling average 107.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/67
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 October 2011

Elliott made two first-class appearances for Essex against Kent and Northamptonshire in the 1913 County Championship,[2] scoring just three runs and taking a single wicket.[3][4] He later served in World War I, holding in December 1914 the temporary rank of second lieutenant.[5] By 1916 he still held the rank of second lieutenant; it was in that year that he resigned his commission from the Shropshire Light Infantry due to ill health.[6] At some point after this his heath recovered enough for him to serve in a training capacity in the Territorial Force. By July 1919 he had been promoted to captain in recognition of his command of the Malvern College Contingent of the Officers' Training Corps.[7] He was still the Division Captain of the Malvern College Contingent by 1923, in November of that year he was promoted to major.[8]

He died at Bognor Regis, Sussex on 26 April 1973.

References

  1. "Wisden – Obituaries in 1973". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Herbert Elliott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Herbert Elliott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Herbert Elliott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  5. "No. 28998". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 December 1914. p. 10417.
  6. "No. 29744". The London Gazette. 12 September 1916. p. 8910.
  7. "No. 31471". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 July 1919. p. 9423.
  8. "No. 32885". The London Gazette. 4 December 1923. p. 8451.
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