Edgar Elliot

Edgar William Elliot (9 July 1878 – 23 March 1931) was an English cricketer and rugby union player. In cricket, Elliot was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium fast, while in rugby union he played on the wing. He was born in Roker, County Durham and died in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 23 March 1931.

Elliot made his debut for Durham in the 1897 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1897 to 1907, making 76 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He captained Durham from 1903 to 1906. During his career he played two first-class matches. The first of these came for the Gentlemen of England against Cambridge University. In this match, he scored 5 runs in the Gentlemen's first-innings, before being dismissed by Guy Napier. He second first-class match came days after his appearance for the Gentlemen of England, with Elliot appearing HDG Leveson-Gower's XI against Oxford University. In this match, he scored 15 runs before being dismissed by Humphrey Gilbert, while in their second-innings he ended unbeaten on 10, with the match ending in a draw.