Bill Ashdown
 Ashdown in about 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Henry Ashdown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 December 1898 Bromley, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 September 1979 (aged 80) Rugby, Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920–1937 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tests umpired | 3 (1949–1950) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 17 April 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Henry Ashdown (27 December 1898 – 15 September 1979) was an English professional
Second World War.[a]
Ashdown was born in
Rifle Brigade on home defence duties.[2]
Playing for
county cap in 1922 and retired in 1937.[8] He returned to play a final first-class match in 1947, aged 48, for Maurice Leyland's XI against the Rest of England at Harrogate when he scored 42 and 40 and took five wickets for 73 runs.[7]
He became an
West Indies in 1950. He stepped down from the umpire's list resume his playing career as captain of Leicestershire 2nd XI until he was 55, doubling up as their coach and scorer. He died in Rugby, Warwickshire, aged 80.[6]
Notes
- Bombay Triangular in 1911 and the Ranji Trophyin 1946.
- Sean Dicksonwho did so in 2017.
References
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-23.)
- ISBN 978-1-908336-63-7
- ^ Ashdown, William Henry, Obituaries in 1979, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1980. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ Milton H (2016) "Team Records" in Reid J (ed.) 2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual, pp. 199–202, Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club
- CricInfo, 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ^ CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ a b Bill Ashdown, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-12-23. (subscription required)
- ^ Kent County Cricket Club - Capped Male Players, Kent County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
External links
Media related to Bill Ashdown at Wikimedia Commons- Bill Ashdown at ESPNcricinfo
