George Elers (cricketer)

Charles George Carew Elers (2 January 1867 – 11 December 1927) was an English cricketer. Elers was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Lyme Regis, Dorset, and died at Antony, Cornwall.

George Elers
Personal information
Full nameCharles George Carew Elers
Born2 January 1867
Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Died11 December 1927(1927-12-11) (aged 60)
Antony, Cornwall, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1910–1911Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 4
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 4
Catches/stumpings 5/1
Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2013

Cricket

Elers played his county cricket for Glamorgan in the Minor Counties Championship, making his debut for the county against Carmarthenshire in 1910, with him making five further appearances for the county in that season.[1] Following a score of 151 made against Carmarthenshire at Swansea,[2][3] it was in 1910 that he was called up to represent a West of England team against the East of England in a first-class match at Cardiff Arms Park.[4] In a match which the West won by four wickets, Elers batted once, scoring four runs before he was dismissed by Walter Mead, as well as taking five catches and making a single stumping in the match overall.[5] The following season, he appeared once more for Glamorgan in the Minor Counties Championship against the Surrey Second XI.[1]

Military

Active in the British Army during his life, Elers military service began in 1886 with the West Somerset Yeomanry as a lieutenant,[6] while the following year he was promoted to 2nd lieutenant.[7] It was in 1887 that he resigned his commission with the yeomanry.[8] In 1889, Elers was once again serving in the military, this time in the Devonshire Regiment.[9] By 1891, he had been appointed an instructor of Musketry.[10] He resigned his commission with the Devonshire Regiment on 4 February 1899.[11] He later served in the First World War with the, serving in as a captain in 1914.[12] By war's end, Elers had obtained the rank of major, resigning his commission for a final time in 1919.[13]

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by George Elers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. "Wisden – Obituaries in 1927". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. "Glamorgan v Carmarthenshire, 1910 Minor Counties Chamoionship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by George Elers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. "West v East, 1910". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  6. "No. 25614". The London Gazette. 6 August 1886. p. 3797.
  7. "No. 25761". The London Gazette. 25 November 1887. p. 6376.
  8. "No. 25757". The London Gazette. 11 November 1887. p. 6004.
  9. "No. 26001". The London Gazette. 13 December 1889. p. 7204.
  10. "No. 26151". The London Gazette. 10 April 1891. p. 1983.
  11. "No. 27048". The London Gazette. 3 February 1899. p. 722.
  12. "No. 28920". The London Gazette. 29 September 1914. p. 7776.
  13. "No. 31525". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 August 1919. p. 10851.
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