Full name Geoffrey Elson Name Gus Elson Nickname Gus Role Cricketer | Batting style Left-handed 1947 Warwickshire | |
Born 19 March 1913 ( 1913-03-19 ) Coventry, Warwickshire, England Died December 30, 1999, Rugby, United Kingdom | ||
Bowling style Left-arm orthodox spin | ||
Geoffrey Elson (19 March 1913 – 30 December 1999) was an English cricketer. Elson was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Coventry, Warwickshire and educated at Rydal Penrhos. He was more commonly known by his nickname Gus.
Elson made a first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Essex in the 1947 County Championship at Courtaulds Ground, Coventry. Elson ended Warwickshire's first-innings unbeaten on 3, with Warwickshire making a total of 320 all out. In Essex's first-innings, he took the wicket of Frank Vigar, finishing with figures of 1/99 from 44 overs as Essex compiled 493. Warwickshire made 292 in their second-innings, with Elson scoring 4 runs before being dismissed by Peter Smith. He bowled eight wicketless overs in Essex's second-innings, with Essex securing a 6 wicket victory.
He died at Rugby, Warwickshire on 30 December 1999. He was the father of professional golfer Pip Elson.