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William Ashmore
Personal information
Full name
William Scott Ashmore
Born29 October 1929
St John's Wood, London, England
Died23 August 1992(1992-08-23) (aged 62)
Crawley, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946–1947Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 24
Batting average 12.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 15*
Balls bowled 264
Wickets 3
Bowling average 43.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/37
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2012

William Scott Ashmore (29 October 1929 – 23 August 1992) was an English first-class cricketer. Ashmore was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium-fast. He was born at St John's Wood, London.

Ashmore made two first-class appearances for Middlesex, both against Cambridge University in 1946 and 1947.[1] He batted in three innings' for Middlesex scoring a total of 18 runs, ending each innings not out.[2] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at an average of 38.33, with best figures of 2/37.[3] In 1948, he made a single first-class appearance for a Combined Services team against Hampshire.[1]

He was married to Favol May Speed, the first female scorer at Lord's. He died at Crawley, Sussex on 23 August 1992.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by William Ashmore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by William Ashmore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling in Each Season by William Ashmore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  4. ^ "William Ashmore". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2019.