William Arnot Ellis (16 September 1923 – 25 April 2015) was a Scottish first-class

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er. Ellis was born in September 1923 at Bo'ness, West Lothian. He was educated at

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er for Carlton Cricket Club, Ellis made a single appearance in

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at Paisley in 1954. Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 6 runs in the Scottish first innings by Godfrey Graham, with the match ending in a draw. Outside of cricket, Ellis was a finance clerk. He died in April 2015 at Larbert, Stirlingshire.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, William 1923 births 2015 deaths People from Bo'ness People educated at Linlithgow Academy Scottish cricketers