Richard Ellison

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Ellison
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 21, 1959(1959-09-21)
Age	65
Birthplace	Willesborough
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Virgo

Richard Ellison Biography

Richard Ellison is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on September 21, 1959 in Willesborough, England, United Kingdom. Former right-arm medium fast bowler for Kent, 1981-1993. Most famous for his performance in the 1985 Ashes series for England.

On their 1985-86 West Indies tour, he was a teammate with the English captain He was teammates with the English captain David Gower on their West Indies tour of 1985-86..

Ellison played for one English county during his entire career; he was Kent’s 164th cap, and played for the team from 1981 to 1993. Ellison’s first-class debut for Kent came in 1981, when he was just short of 22 years old. He scored 55 not out and 11 not out, batting at number 9 in the order and took the wicket of John Southern for 13 runs, in the five overs he was given in the match.

A burly, curly haired, right arm medium fast swing bowler, he made his debut for Kent in 1981 and took five wickets against the powerful 1984 West Indian side on his Test debut. As well “his distinctive mop of hair”, Ellison “is best remembered for … the fifth Test against Australia in 1985,” when, recalled to the national side, he took four wickets for one run in the Australian second innings, thereby completing ten wickets for the match. He took seven more wickets as England wrapped up the series in the sixth Test and was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1986.

Henry, his grandfather, was also a professional cricketer.

Richard Ellison Net Worth

Richard Ellison is one of the richest Cricket Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Ellison 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a left-handed batsman at Tonbridge School and earned his teaching credential at Exeter University.

In defiance of international cricket boycott, he was part of an English team that visited South Africa in 1990.

Richard Mark Ellison (born 21 September 1959) is an English former cricketer who played in 11 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 1984 to 1986, playing a key role in the 1985 Ashes series. He was born in Willesborough in Kent.

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Ellison is master-in-charge of cricket at Millfield School. In 2001, Ellison spoke out as a believer that schools cricket “should be played in the first half of the winter term”, because of the increasing impact of examinations, notably the advent of AS Levels in the lower sixth. He also teaches PE and is a housemaster for the boarders.

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Richard Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Richard Ellison celebrates birthday on September 21 of every year.

At the end of the Ashes series, England captain David Gower made an assertion to the media that the West Indies would be “trembling in their boots”. “This was doubtless meant as a tongue-in-cheek remark. But like Tony Greig’s “grovelling” faux pas of a decade earlier, Gower did little but provoke West Indies’ mean machine into a full frontal assault.” The ensuing 5–0 defeat to West Indies on the 1985–86 tour had, according to William Buckland, a simple rationale: