John William Elliott (born 12 February 1942) was an English

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er who played ten first-class matches for

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between 1959 and 1965, although he played for the county's Second XI as late as 1971. He later went on to serve as president for the same club for 2 years and chairman for 8 years. During this time, he oversaw the signing of Glenn McGrath, Andy Bichel, Moeen Ali, Zaheer Khan and Gareth Batty. He made his first-class debut against

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aged just 17, though then did not play at that level again for two years. Elliott claimed six of his 26 first-class dismissals in a single match, and five in a single innings. This feat came against the

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in 1963.

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