Jimmy Ell

James Anthony Ell (15 September 1915 – 8 July 2007) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1933 to 1946.

Jimmy Ell

Personal information
Full name	James Anthony Ell
Born	(1915-09-15)15 September 1915 Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Died	8 July 2007(2007-07-08) (aged 91) Waikanae, Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Hilda Buck (wife) Agnes Ell (sister)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1933/34–1945/46	Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 28 Runs scored 1,185 Batting average 22.35 100s/50s 0/9 Top score 89* Balls bowled 46 Wickets 1 Bowling average 35.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/21 Catches/stumpings 17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 August 2018

Jimmy Ell appeared in 28 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman, scoring 1185 runs, with a highest of 89.^[1] He scored 61, top-scoring in the second innings, in Wellington's narrow victory over the touring MCC in 1935-36.^[2] In a senior club match in Wellington in November 1945 he scored 291 in three and a quarter hours, setting a new individual record in Wellington cricket.^[3]

The New Zealand cricket historian Don Neely described Ell as "a brilliant stylist with a hint of batting genius who never really developed into the great player he could have been". Ell admitted that his impatience often led to his dismissal.^[2]

Ell was born in Lower Hutt and educated at Johnsonville School and Wellington Technical College. He worked as a commercial artist in Wellington.^[2] His first wife Hilda and his sister Agnes played Test cricket for New Zealand.