Richard Ashman
South African cricketer and cricket umpire
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Gerald Alfred Ashman (24 November 1899 – 15 May 1965) was a South African cricketer and cricket umpire.
Fullname
Richard Gerald Alfred Ashman
Born24 November 1899
Westminster, London, England
Westminster, London, England
Died15 May 1965 (aged 65)
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Bloemfontein, South Africa
RoleUmpire
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Gerald Alfred Ashman | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1899 Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 May 1965 (aged 65) Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Umpire | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1931–1932 | Orange Free State | ||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 21 December 1931 Orange Free State v Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 16 December 1932 Orange Free State v Griqualand West | ||||||||||||||
| Umpiring information | |||||||||||||||
| Tests umpired | 14 (1935–1949) | ||||||||||||||
| FC umpired | 24 (1931–1949) | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 19 June 2013 | |||||||||||||||
In domestic first-class cricket, Ashman played six games as a wicket-keeper for Orange Free State from December 1931 to December 1932.
Ashman umpired 24 first-class matches in South Africa between 1931 and 1950.[1] His Test umpiring career commenced in 1935 when he officiated in the second South Africa–Australia Test at Johannesburg in December.[2] His fourteenth and final Test as umpire was in January 1950, another match between South Africa and Australia.[3]
