Ellis Achong 1932. Achong is better known for playing cricket. He was mainly a bowler. His stock ball was left-arm orthodox spin (left-arm finger spin), but one of his variations was unorthodox left-arm spin. After bowling this variation to have Walter Robins stumped at Old Trafford in 1933, it is reputed that Robins said to the umpire, Joe Hardstaff Sr., "fancy being done by a bloody Chinaman". Learie Constantine is said to have replied: "Do you mean the bowler or the ball?" An unorthodox left-arm spin delivery (spinning from the off side to the leg side for a right-handed batsman) is known
Ellis Stanley Joseph Ellis Stanley Joseph Ellis Stanley Joseph (Ellis S. Joseph) was a collector and trader in wildlife in the early part of the 20th century. He was sometimes referred to as "Stanley Ellis Joseph" and also sometimes as "Ellis Josephs". Much of what is known of Ellis Joseph's childhood and early adult years comes from three lengthy interviews that he gave to newspapers - the Barrier Miner in April 1910, the Sunday Times (Perth) in July 1912 , and the Sun (Sydney) in September 1912. In the interview for The Barrier Miner in April 1910, Ellis Joseph said that he was