William Ashby (cricketer)
William Ashby (12 January 1786 – 10 April 1847) was an English cricketer in the 19th century. He was born at Linton, Kent and played mainly for Kent teams.[1] He was an outstanding slow bowler, probably underarm but he may have bowled roundarm in the later years of his career.
Ashby made his known debut in the 1808 season and had 45 known appearances in first-class matches until the 1830 season. He took a known 164 wickets (bowled only) with a best tally of 8 in one innings. He died at Lambeth in 1847.[1]
References
- 1 2 William Ashby, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 by Arthur Haygarth
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