Ellis Lynley Child (23 December 1925 – 8 May 2005) was a New Zealand cricketer who played
first-class cricket
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for
Auckland
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and
Northern Districts
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They are based in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand (excluding Auckland). They compete in the ...
in the 1950s. He was also a leading player for
Northland in the
Hawke Cup
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from 1951 to 1961. He was born at
Whangarei and died at
Auckland
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.
He was the father of Neville Child,
Murray Child, Roger Child and Graham Child, all of whom played at various levels for Northland. Murray also played for Northern Districts. Graham was also an accomplished hockey player, representing Auckland and New Zealand. The family has been prominent in
sheepdog trial
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s in New Zealand for more than 50 years. Ellis was President of the New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Association.
See also
*
List of Auckland representative cricketers
This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Auckland cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons.
A
* John Ackla ...
References
External links
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Cricinfo
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1925 births
2005 deaths
New Zealand cricketers
Auckland cricketers
Northern Districts cricketers
Cricketers from Whangārei
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