Shirley Ellis (cricketer)

Shirley Ellis (born 1952 in Wales[1]) is a Welsh former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She appeared in five One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Young England in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup. In her first match, she became the first woman cricketer to open both the batting and bowling in an ODI.[2][3][4] Overall, she took two wickets and scored 62 runs, with a high score of 30.[5] She played domestic cricket for Sussex and West of England.[1]

Shirley Ellis
Personal information
Full nameShirley Ellis
Born1952 (age 69–70)
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 3)23 June 1973 v Australia
Last ODI18 July 1973 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972–1973Sussex
1974West
Career statistics
Competition WODI WFC WLA
Matches 5 1 8
Runs scored 62 19 105
Batting average 12.40 9.50 13.12
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 30 19 30
Balls bowled 288 132 444
Wickets 2 1 5
Bowling average 51.50 59.00 39.60
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 –
Best bowling 1/6 1/13 2/36
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 March 2021

References
  1. "Shirley Ellis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. "Women's ODI Matches played by Shirley Ellis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | All-round records | Opening the batting and bowling in the same match | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. "2nd Match: Australia Women v Young England Women at Bournemouth, Jun 23, 1973 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  5. "Shirley Ellis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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