Henry Hervey Aston
English cricketer and soldier
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Colonel Henry Hervey Aston (1759 – 23 December 1798) was an English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. He was at different times a member of both the Hambledon Club and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). A useful batsman, Aston made 13 known important match appearances from 1786 to 1793 when his military duties took precedence.
Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire, England
Madras, Madras Presidency, British India
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Hervey Aston |
| Born | 1759 Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 23 December 1798 (aged 38/39) Madras, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1791–1792 | Middlesex |
| 1792–1793 | Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) |
| 1792 | Hampshire |
In December 1793, Aston obtained a Lieutenant-colonelcy in the 12th Foot. Afterward, he went to Madras, where, in 1798, he fought a duel with Major Picton. Both fired into the air. The next day, in another duel, he was wounded by a new adversary, Major Allen. After languishing for about a week, Aston died on 23 December 1798.
Family
Aston married Hon. Harriet Ingram-Shepherd, fourth daughter of Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount of Irvine and his wife Frances Shepherd, of Temple Newsam near Leeds, on 16 September 1789. They had two sons, Henry Charles Hervey-Aston and Sir Arthur Ingram Aston, and a daughter, Harriet, who married Lieut.-Col. Edmund Henry Bridgeman.[1]
