William Ashby
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William Ashby was an English cricket
er in the 19th century. He played mainly for Kent
and was an outstanding slow bowler, probably underarm but he may have bowled roundarm in the later years of his career. It is unknown if he was right-handed or left-handed.
Ashby made his known debut in the 1808 season
and had 45 known appearances in major matches to the 1830 season
. He took a known 164 wickets (bowled only) with a best tally of 8 in one innings. Being a specialist bowler, he was a modest batsman and made only 242 runs @ 4.48 with a highest score of 18.
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 in the 19th century. He played mainly for Kent
Kent county cricket teams
Kent county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Kent, jointly with Sussex, is the birthplace of the sport...
and was an outstanding slow bowler, probably underarm but he may have bowled roundarm in the later years of his career. It is unknown if he was right-handed or left-handed.
Ashby made his known debut in the 1808 season
1808 English cricket season
In the 1808 English cricket season, George Osbaldeston made his debut in first-class cricket.-Honours:* Most runs – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 379 * Most wickets – Thomas Howard and Lord Frederick Beauclerk 16 apiece-Events:...
and had 45 known appearances in major matches to the 1830 season
1830 English cricket season
-First-class matches:-Leading batsmen:Fuller Pilch was the leading runscorer with 235 @ 29.37Other leading batsmen were: W Searle, J Saunders, J Cobbett, H Jenner, J Broadbridge-Leading bowlers:Jem Broadbridge was the leading wicket-taker with 27...
. He took a known 164 wickets (bowled only) with a best tally of 8 in one innings. Being a specialist bowler, he was a modest batsman and made only 242 runs @ 4.48 with a highest score of 18.