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David Ashworth (cricketer)

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David Ashworth
Personal information
Full name
David Anthony Ashworth
Born (1944-07-18) 18 July 1944 (age 80)
Rani, Rajasthan, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off-break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1966–1967Oxford University
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 March 2017

David Anthony Ashworth (born 18 July 1944) is an English former cricketer. He played seven first-class matches for Oxford University Cricket Club in 1966 and 1967.[1]

Educated at Uppingham School, Ashworth made two Second XI appearances for Middlesex in 1963,[2] before studying law at St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[3] In May 1966 he scored 120 playing for Free Foresters against Oxford University, prompting the University to give him a first-class debut against Middlesex a day later.[4] He made three appearances over the following fortnight and the following April played three further matches against county sides.[5] In his penultimate game he recorded his only first-class fifty in making 67 against Surrey.[6]

Ashworth played for Uppingham Rovers in The Cricketer Cup from 1968 to 1993,[7] this included captaining the side in the 1979 final against Old Tonbridgians[8] and taking 8/42 with his off-spin against St Edward's Martyrs in 1991.[9]

A keen golfer,[3] he was Director of Richmond Golf Club from 2017 to 2023.[10]

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References

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  1. ^ "David Ashworth". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ OXFORD UNIVERSITY CRICKETERS - A to D (PDF). ACS. 2023. p. 7. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "The Aularian Golfing Society" (PDF). St Edmund Hall Magazine. Vol. 18, no. 10. October 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. ^ Gilliat, Ivor (17 June 1966). "Oxford University". The Cricketer. Vol. 47, no. 8. p. 37. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via CricketArchive.
  5. ^ "First-class matches played by David Ashworth (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Oxford University v Surrey, The University Parks, Oxford on 29th April, 1st, 2nd May 1967". Surrey CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Cricketer Cup matches played by David Ashworth (39)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Tonbridge – but oh! it's so close". The Cricketer. Vol. 60, no. 10. October 1979. p. 41. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via CricketArchive.
  9. ^ Chesterton, George (11 June 1991). "A glorious innings from Carr". The Times. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  10. ^ "David Anthony ASHWORTH". Companies House. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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