Ellis Child

Ellis Lynley Child (23 December 1925 – 8 May 2005)^[1] was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Auckland and Northern Districts in the 1950s.^[2] He was also a leading player for Northland in the Hawke Cup from 1951 to 1961.^[3]

Ellis Child

Personal information
Full name	Ellis Lynley Child
Born	(1925-12-23)23 December 1925 Whangārei, New Zealand
Died	8 May 2005(2005-05-08) (aged 79) Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1953/54	Auckland
1958/59	Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 230 Batting average 19.16 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 41 Balls bowled 1722 Wickets 21 Bowling average 27.38 5 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/37 Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 August 2019

A right-arm medium-pace bowler and useful lower-order batsman, Child took his best bowling figures in his second match. In Auckland's 32-run victory over Otago, he took 4 for 54 and 5 for 37.^[4] He captained Northland to their first Hawke Cup title in January 1956, when they defeated Hutt Valley.^[5]

Child was the father of Neville Child, Murray Child, Roger Child and Graham Child, all of whom played cricket at various levels for Northland. Murray also played for Northern Districts. Graham was also an accomplished hockey player, representing Auckland and New Zealand. The family has been prominent in sheepdog trials in New Zealand for more than 50 years.^[6] Ellis was President of the New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Association.^[7]