Charles Ellis (1815 — date of death unknown) was an

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first-class

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er. Ellis was educated at Harrow School, where he played for the cricket eleven. He played

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shortly after finishing his education at Harrow, with three appearances in 1833. Each appearance came for a different team, with his debut coming for an A to K team against an L to Z team. His second match came for the

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against the

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, while his third match came for the Gentlemen in the

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fixture; all of his first-class appearances came at Lord's. Ellis scored 6 runs across these matches, with a highest score of 3.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Charles 1815 births Date of death unknown People educated at Harrow School English cricketers A to K v L to Z cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Gentlemen cricketers Place of birth missing