Jack Ashenden
Jack Gilbert Ashenden (12 May 1911 – 14 November 1992) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1936 to 1945.
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| Full name | Jack Gilbert Ashenden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 1911 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 November 1992 (aged 81) Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935-36 to 1944-45 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 September 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A right-arm medium-pace bowler, Ashenden partnered Tom Pritchard in opening the bowling for Wellington in the 1938-39 Plunket Shield, when he and Pritchard were two of only six players in the competition to take 10 wickets or more.[1] He took 6 for 44 in the second innings of the innings victory over Otago.[2] At the end of the season he played for New Zealand against Sir Julien Cahn's XI.[3]
References
- "Bowling in the Plunket Shield 1938-39". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- "Wellington v Otago 1938-39". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- "New Zealand v Sir J Cahn's XI 1938-39". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
External links
- Jack Ashenden at ESPNcricinfo
- Jack Ashenden at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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