Harry Elliott
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Harry Elliott was an English
cricket
er who kept wicket for Derbyshire
from 1920 to 1947 and for England between 1927 and 1934 and was an international Test umpire
.
Elliot was born at Scarcliffe
, Derbyshire
and became a miner. He played cricket for his local club at Scarcliffe and later at Shirebrook
where Derbyshire bowler Billy Bestwick
was playing. In 1913 he obtained a job as a groom at Wiseton Hall in North Nottinghamshire
, the home of Sir Joseph Laycock
, where he looked after the cricket ground and played for Laycock's team. When World War I
broke out he joined the artillery battery Laycock commanded, the 1st Notts RHA, and was sent to Egypt. After the war Archibald White
was playing at Wiseton and was so impressed with Elliott that he sought to recruit him for Yorkshire. However the rule of birth place prevented this, so he went instead to his native Derbyshire.
Elliott played his first first-class match for Derbyshire against Essex in June 1920. He quickly took over as wicketkeeper from George Beet
. He continued playing for Derbyshire every year until 1939, and was a member of the team when the club won the County Championship
in 1936. He played in four Tests
for England which were against South Africa in 1927/6, against the West Indies in 1928 and twice against India in 1933/4. After the war he played a season for Derbyshire in 1947, sometimes together with his nephew Charlie Elliott
. In his 532 first-class games, Elliott claimed 1206 victims - 903 caught, 303 stumped.
Elliott later became an umpire and officiated in seven Tests between 1950 and 1953. His nephew Charlie Elliott was also umpire from 1957 to 1974.
Elliott ran a sports outfitters at Derby
where he died at the age of 85.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
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 kept wicket for 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...
from 1920 to 1947 and for England between 1927 and 1934 and was an international Test umpire
Umpire (cricket)
In cricket, an umpire is a person who has the authority to make judgements on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket...
.
Elliot was born at Scarcliffe
Scarcliffe
Scarcliffe is a small village and civil parish in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. It is sometimes called Scarcliffe with Palterton...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
and became a miner. He played cricket for his local club at Scarcliffe and later at Shirebrook
Shirebrook
Shirebrook is a town in the Bolsover district of north-east Derbyshire on the border with Nottinghamshire, England. At the 2001 UK Census it had a population of 9,291 , 10,412...
where Derbyshire bowler Billy Bestwick
Billy Bestwick
William Bestwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a demon medium-fast bowler who took over 1400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings...
was playing. In 1913 he obtained a job as a groom at Wiseton Hall in North Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, the home of Sir Joseph Laycock
Joseph Frederick Laycock
Brigadier General Sir Joseph Frederick Laycock KCMG, DSO, TD was a British soldier, and Olympic sailor.Laycock was the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1906....
, where he looked after the cricket ground and played for Laycock's team. When World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
broke out he joined the artillery battery Laycock commanded, the 1st Notts RHA, and was sent to Egypt. After the war Archibald White
Archibald White
Sir Archibald Woollaston White, 4th Bart was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who captained Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1911 to 1914. He led the team to the County Championship title in 1912...
was playing at Wiseton and was so impressed with Elliott that he sought to recruit him for Yorkshire. However the rule of birth place prevented this, so he went instead to his native Derbyshire.
Elliott played his first first-class match for Derbyshire against Essex in June 1920. He quickly took over as wicketkeeper from George Beet
George Beet, Sr.
George Beet was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1910 and 1925 and for MCC in 1920. He was later an umpire....
. He continued playing for Derbyshire every year until 1939, and was a member of the team when the club won the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
in 1936. He played in four Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for England which were against South Africa in 1927/6, against the West Indies in 1928 and twice against India in 1933/4. After the war he played a season for Derbyshire in 1947, sometimes together with his nephew Charlie Elliott
Charlie Elliott
Charles Standish 'Charlie' Elliott MBE was an English footballer, a first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1953 and an international cricket umpire.Elliott was born in Bolsover, Derbyshire...
. In his 532 first-class games, Elliott claimed 1206 victims - 903 caught, 303 stumped.
Elliott later became an umpire and officiated in seven Tests between 1950 and 1953. His nephew Charlie Elliott was also umpire from 1957 to 1974.
Elliott ran a sports outfitters at Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
where he died at the age of 85.