William Ashmore
CountryEngland
FullnameWilliam Scott Ashmore
Birth date29 October 1929
Birth placeSt John's Wood, London, England
Death date23 August 1992 (aged 62)
Death placeCrawley, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
Club 1Middlesex
Year 11946–1947
Columns1
Column 1First-class
Matches 13
Runs 124
Bat avg 112.00
100s/50s 1–/–
Top score 115*
Deliveries 1264
Wickets 13
Bowl avg 143.00
Fivefor 1
Tenfor 1
Best bowling 12/37
Catches/stumpings 11/–
Date30 December
Year2012
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8798.html Cricinfo

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. ^ "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". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2019-05-07.