[2] The following season, he made seven appearances in the 1971 County Championship,[2] but took only 8 wickets at an expensive bowling average of 47.12.
[5] Elms finally established himself in the Kent side in the 1973 season, helped somewhat by Bernard Julien's departure in June for Test duty with the West Indies, with him making eighteen first-class appearances that season.
[6] With Julien out through injury for most of the 1974 season, Elms gained an extended run in the Kent side.
[9] During his time at Kent, it was noted by Carlow (2024) that his bowling was often erratic, with control his length and direction often deserting him.
[13] Following the 1976 season, he coached in South Africa,[14] before making his debut for Hampshire against Somerset at Southampton in the 1977 County Championship.