Charles Christopher Ellison (born 11 February 1962) is an English former

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er. Ellison was born at Pembury in February 1962 to Peter and Bridget Ellison. He was educated at Tonbridge School, before going up to the University of Cambridge where he studied at both Peterhouse and

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. While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against

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at Fenner's in 1982. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1986, making a total of 23 appearances. Most notably he dismissed Graham Gooch for 99 on the first day of the 1985 season. Ellison scored a total of 268 runs in his 23 matches, with a high score of 51 not out. With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 39 wickets at an average of 35.46, with best figures of 5 for 82. These figures, which were his only first-class

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, came against

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in 1986. In addition to playing first-class cricket, Ellison also played List A one-day for the

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, making five appearances in the

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between 1982 and 1986. He also played

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for Wiltshire between 1984 and 1988, making eleven appearances in the

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. His older brother,

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, played Test cricket for England. His grandfather, Henry Ellison, and nephew,

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, both played first-class cricket.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellison, Charles 1962 births Living people People from Pembury People educated at Tonbridge School Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge Alumni of Homerton College, Cambridge English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers British Universities cricketers Wiltshire cricketers