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

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  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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