Ernest Randell

Who is Ernest Randell?

Ernest Arthur Randell was an Australian public servant and cricketer who played three first-class matches for Western Australia. The son of George Randell, who was a member of the Legislative Council, and Mary Louise Smith, Randell was born in Perth, where he was raised. After his mother's death in August 1874, his father remarried to Lucy James, who had been widowed the previous year. Randell thus became the step-brother of Walter James, ten years his elder, who would later become Premier of Western Australia.

Playing for Perth in WACA grade cricket, Randell led the competition's batting aggregates during the 1890–91 season. He was selected to tour the eastern colonies with a state team in early 1893. Randell played in both first-class matches on tour, opening the batting with William Back in the second match. His only further first-class match came when South Australia toured the colony at the end of the 1898–99 season. Batting at number ten in both innings, Randell scored 36 runs in Western Australia's second innings, his highest first-class score. He continued to play against touring sides into his thirties.