Maynard Ashcroft
Encyclopedia
Edward Maynard Ashcroft (27 September 1875 – 26 February 1955) was an English
doctor and cricket
er who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
between 1897 and 1906 and captained the Derbyshire team in 1904.
, Manchester
, son of Henry N Ashcroft, a Manchester merchant and his wife Charlotte. They lived at 14 Birch Side Moss Side
. Ashcroft studied medicine at Owens College, Manchester, and became RMO at Dewsbury
Smallpox Hospital. He later became assistant MOH at Derby.
. He died at Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire aged 80
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
doctor and cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1897 and 1906 and captained the Derbyshire team in 1904.
Early life
Ashcroft was born at LongsightLongsight
Longsight is an area of Manchester, England, about south of the city centre. Its population is about 16,000.-History:Longsight has been known over the past for its gang related violence, similar to that of nearby Moss Side. Most of the violence came from tensions between 2 gangs; The Longsight...
, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, son of Henry N Ashcroft, a Manchester merchant and his wife Charlotte. They lived at 14 Birch Side Moss Side
Moss Side
Moss Side is an inner-city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre and has a population of around 17,537...
. Ashcroft studied medicine at Owens College, Manchester, and became RMO at Dewsbury
Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Huddersfield and south of Leeds...
Smallpox Hospital. He later became assistant MOH at Derby.
Cricket career
Ashcroft made his cricket debut for Derbyshire in 1897 and remained with the team until 1906. Ashcroft captained Derbyshire for part of 1904 although Albert Lawton who was captain in the preceding and succeeding years also captained games. Ashcroft was a right hand batsman who played 170 innings in 101 first class matches. His highest score was 162 and his average 29.17. He was a right arm off-break bowler who took 24 wickets with an average of 49.41. While he was captain, Derbyshire ended the season at 10th in the table. Wisden described him as "a free-scoring batsman" who "drove and cut specially well".Later life
Ashcroft was later Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator for LevenshulmeLevenshulme
Levenshulme is an urban area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. It borders Longsight, Gorton, Burnage, Heaton Chapel and Reddish, and is approximately halfway between Stockport and Manchester City Centre on the A6 road. The A6 bisects Levenshulme. The Manchester to London railway...
. He died at Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire aged 80