Richard Ashley is a former first-class cricket

First-class cricket

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er who played two matches for Somerset County Cricket Club

Somerset County Cricket Club

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 in 1932. He also appeared in two first-class matches in India in the late 1930s, playing for Mysore in the Ranji Trophy

Ranji Trophy

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 and for the Europeans in the Bombay Pentangular Tournament

Bombay Quadrangular

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. He was a right-handed batsman and a fast-medium

Fast bowling

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 bowler.

Ashley made his first-class début for Somerset in June 1932, making 9 runs in his solitary innings and claiming bowling figures of 1/0 off two overs as Somerset drew with Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

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. He appeared again at the end of the same month, making 16 runs and not bowling in the innings and 74 run victory over Essex

Essex County Cricket Club

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 at Leyton

Leyton

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