Geoff Ellis made his first-class debut for Glamorgan against Oxford University in 1970.
17 Facts About Geoff Ellis
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Geoff Ellis made eight first-class appearances for the county in that season, scoring 318 runs at an average of 26.50, with a high score of 55.
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Geoff Ellis made his List A debut in the 1970 John Player League against Nottinghamshire, with him making three further appearances in that season's competition, In 1971, he made just a single first-class appearance against Lancashire in the County Championship.
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In 1973, Geoff Ellis made eleven first-class appearances, scoring 322 runs at an average of 18.94, with a high score of 64, which was his only score of above fifty that season.
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Geoff Ellis scored a total of 128 runs in his seven List A appearances in 1973, which came at an average of 21.33, with a high score of 47 not out.
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In 1974, Geoff Ellis made ten first-class appearances, scoring 356 runs at an average of 22.25, in the process recording his maiden, and what would be his only, first-class century, with a score of 116 against Middlesex at Sophia Gardens.
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In 1975, Geoff Ellis made his most first-class appearances in a season for Glamorgan up to that point, with eighteen.
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Geoff Ellis played twenty first-class matches in that season, with his final appearance coming against Kent in the 1976 County Championship.
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Geoff Ellis scored 770 runs, his most in any given season, which came at an average of 20.26, with a high score of 74, one of four half centuries he made in that season.
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Geoff Ellis made nineteen List A appearances in that season, the last of which came against Somerset in the John Player League, with him scoring 487 runs at an average of 27.05, with a high score of 97 not out.
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In total, Geoff Ellis made 75 first-class appearances, scoring 2,673 runs at an average of 20.72.
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Geoff Ellis later played for Wales in the 1979 ICC Trophy, a qualification tournament for the 1979 World Cup.
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Geoff Ellis made three appearances during the tournament, against the Netherlands, Israel and the United States.
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Geoff Ellis scored 3 runs in Wales' opening match victory against the Netherlands, while against Israel he scored 11 runs in another Wales victory.
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Geoff Ellis made fifteen further Minor Counties Championship appearances for the team, the last of which came against Devon in 1989.
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Geoff Ellis made two MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances for the team, both against Shropshire in 1988 and 1989.
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Geoff Ellis has since pursued a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry.