Geoffrey Elson (19 March 1913 – 30 December 1999) was an English cricketer. Elson was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Coventry, Warwickshire and educated at Rydal Penrhos. He was more commonly known by his nickname Gus.
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| Full name | Geoffrey Elson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 March 1913 Coventry, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 December 1999 (aged 86) Rugby, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Gus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1947 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elson made a first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Essex in the 1947 County Championship at Courtaulds Ground, Coventry.[1] Elson ended Warwickshire's first-innings unbeaten on 3, with Warwickshire making a total of 320 all out. In Essex's first-innings, he took the wicket of Frank Vigar, finishing with figures of 1/99 from 44 overs as Essex compiled 493. Warwickshire made 292 in their second-innings, with Elson scoring 4 runs before being dismissed by Peter Smith. He bowled eight wicketless overs in Essex's second-innings, with Essex securing a 6 wicket victory.[2]
He died at Rugby, Warwickshire on 30 December 1999. He was the father of professional golfer Pip Elson.[3]
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Gus Elson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Essex, 1947 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1999". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. ESPNcricinfo. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2011.