Ellis Lynley Child (23 December 1925 – 8 May 2005) was a New Zealand cricketer who played

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for

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and

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in the 1950s. He was also a leading player for

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in the

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from 1951 to 1961. He was born at Whangarei and died at

. He was the father of Neville Child,

Murray Child Murray John Child (born 1 September 1953) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in first-class and List A cricket for Northern Districts and also for Northland in the Hawke Cup. He was born in Whangārei. He is a New Zealand champion s ...

, Roger Child and Graham Child, all of whom played at various levels for Northland. Murray also played for Northern Districts. Graham was also an accomplished hockey player, representing Auckland and New Zealand. The family has been prominent in

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s in New Zealand for more than 50 years. Ellis was President of the New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Association.

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