Cedric James Elmes (23 May 1909 – 9 March 1995) was a New Zealand

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er. He played 39 first-class matches for

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between 1927 and 1941.

Cricket career

Born in

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, Ced Elmes attended

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from 1920 to 1922. He moved to

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, where he played as a left-handed batsman, left-arm spin bowler and sure-handed slips fieldsman for the Grange Cricket Club. He made his first-class debut for Otago at the start of the 1927–28 season, and remained a fixture in the team until the

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. He took 5 for 68 for Otago against the MCC in 1929–30.'' Wisden'' 1996, p. 1396. His best seasons were in the mid-1930s. He took his best bowling figures of 5 for 40 in Otago's loss to

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in 1933–34. A few weeks later he scored his first fifty, 92 not out, in Otago's victory over

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. In the first match of the next season he improved on his best score with 94 against Wellington. When the MCC toured in 1935–36 he was selected in all four matches

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played against the tourists. In the third match of the series, in Auckland, Elmes went to the wicket in the first innings with the score at 108 for five, made 99 in 123 minutes, and was seventh out at 303. However, his other contributions in the series were modest: he finished with 132 runs at an average of 26.40 and two wickets at 96.00. He is the only New Zealander to finish his first-class career with a top score of 99. Elmes retired from cricket in 1956 after 31 seasons with Grange.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elmes, Cedric 1909 births 1995 deaths People educated at Christ's College, Christchurch New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers Cricketers from Christchurch South Island cricketers