Ted Elliott (umpire)

Edward Hudspith Elliott (born 19 April 1851, Sunderland, Durham, England, died 19 March 1885 at North Carlton, Victoria) was a Victorian First-class cricketer and Test match umpire.

Having arrived in Victoria at the age of one, he played eight matches for Victoria as a right-hand batsman, scoring 117 runs at an average of 8.35 with a highest score of 20 not out. He also kept wickets, taking 13 catches and 8 stumpings.

Elliott umpired 7 Test matches, and was the first Australian to regularly officiate. He made his debut in the match between Australia and England in Melbourne on 30 December 1882 to 2 January 1883. In this series he and John Swift stood in all four Test matches, the first time two umpires had officiated throughout an entire series. Moyes commented that “ [a] pparently we had reached the time when some kind of qualification was required and some consistency in appointment was observed.” Elliott also umpired in three matches in the 1884-85 series, and died two days after his last appearance of a cerebral embolism (stroke).

Off the field, Elliott was a carpenter. He was married and left four children.

ee also

*Australian Test Cricket Umpires
*List of Test umpires

External links

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References

* Pollard, Jack, ‘’Australian Cricket: 1803-1893, The Formative Years’’. Sydney, The Book Company, 1995. (ISBN 0-207-15490-2)
* Moyes, A. G., ‘’Australian Cricket: A History’’, Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1959.