Ex-Fatima all-rounder Nicholas Elliott joins English cricket club
FORMER FATIMA College standout cricketer Nicholas Elliott Jr has been selected to join England-based Barrow Cricket Club (BCC) for the 2022 season.
Elliott, 18, will compete in the Palace Shield Cricket Competition Premier Division – the highest level of club cricket below England’s famous county cricket. He flies off to Europe on April 13.The Palace Shield is a cricket league based in Preston and surrounding districts in Lancashire, England. Last year, BCC finished third in the Moore and Smalley Palace Shield Competition. Elliott, from Maraval, currently plays in the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) Premiership II division with Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) II.
In 2018, Elliott joined Queen's Park’s Under-16 squad after deciding to end his successful taekwondo career.He was then selected for the Secondary Schools Cricket League (SSCL) Under-17 boys touring team, which travelled to Canada and participated in the US Open Youth Cup.There, he smashed two centuries (117 and 125) and then bagged the Gatorade Under-16 Cricket Tournament best bowler accolade. The right-arm pacer also grabbed the most wickets for the Parkites’ Under-15 (201
and Under-17 (2019) teams.He was then chosen for the national U-17 provisional 23-man squad, but was cut from the final team.
On his return to England this time around, Elliott welcomes the coming challenges and a golden chance to elevate his consistency in foreign conditions.
“As a pace bowler I hope to enjoy the English conditions and really look to dominate in whatever position I play. English conditions will teach me about playing swing and I will learn more about the game. Elliott had been working assiduously through the pandemic for selection to the West Indies team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup, but a grade-two ankle sprain ruled him out.
Elliott, 18, will compete in the Palace Shield Cricket Competition Premier Division – the highest level of club cricket below England’s famous county cricket. He flies off to Europe on April 13.The Palace Shield is a cricket league based in Preston and surrounding districts in Lancashire, England. Last year, BCC finished third in the Moore and Smalley Palace Shield Competition. Elliott, from Maraval, currently plays in the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) Premiership II division with Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) II.
In 2018, Elliott joined Queen's Park’s Under-16 squad after deciding to end his successful taekwondo career.He was then selected for the Secondary Schools Cricket League (SSCL) Under-17 boys touring team, which travelled to Canada and participated in the US Open Youth Cup.There, he smashed two centuries (117 and 125) and then bagged the Gatorade Under-16 Cricket Tournament best bowler accolade. The right-arm pacer also grabbed the most wickets for the Parkites’ Under-15 (201
and Under-17 (2019) teams.He was then chosen for the national U-17 provisional 23-man squad, but was cut from the final team.
On his return to England this time around, Elliott welcomes the coming challenges and a golden chance to elevate his consistency in foreign conditions.
“As a pace bowler I hope to enjoy the English conditions and really look to dominate in whatever position I play. English conditions will teach me about playing swing and I will learn more about the game. Elliott had been working assiduously through the pandemic for selection to the West Indies team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup, but a grade-two ankle sprain ruled him out.
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