Percy Ashton

Indian-born English cricketer
Percy Ashton
Born27 February 1895
Died18 September 1934
NationalityIndian
OccupationFirst-class cricketer

Percy Ashton MC (27 February 1895 – 18 September 1934) was an Indian-born English first-class cricketer. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Essex. He was born in Calcutta and died in Bigbury-on-Sea.

Ashton, who also played for Marylebone Cricket Club and Reigate Priory in miscellaneous matches in 1922 and 1928 respectively, made a single first-class appearance for Essex during the 1924 season, against Middlesex. From the lower-middle order, he scored 31 runs in the first innings in which he batted and 21 runs in the second.

Ashton took figures of 1-55 from a 12-over spell with the ball, taking the wicket of Patsy Hendren.

Family

Ashton's mother, Victoria Alexandrina Inglis, was the daughter of Sir John Eardley Wilmot Inglis, who commanded the British forces at the Siege of Lucknow and Julia Selina Thesiger.[1]

Ashton's brothers, Claude, Hubert, and Gilbert Ashton, and uncles Alfred and John Inglis also played first-class cricket. Ashton was, like his brothers Gilbert and Hubert, awarded the Military Cross [1]

References

  1. ^ "Victoria Alexandrina Inglis". Family Search. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2011.

External links

  • Percy Ashton at Cricket Archive
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The Inglis/Thesiger/Ashton family tree
Charles Inglis
(1734–1816)
John Inglis
(1777–1850)
Frederic Thesiger,
1st Baron Chelmsford
(1794–1878)
Sir John Eardley Inglis
(1814–1862)
Julia Thesiger
(1833–1904)
Frederic Thesiger,
2nd Baron Chelmsford
(1827–1905)
Charles Wemyss Thesiger
(1831–1903)
Sir Alfred Thesiger
(1838–1880)
Sir Edward Thesiger
(1842–1928)
Alfred Inglis
(1856–1919)
John Frederic Inglis
(1853–1923)
Charles Inglis
(1855-1923)
Victoria Inglis
(1859–1929)
Julia Inglis
(1861-1929)
Rupert Inglis
(1863–1916)
Bertram Thesiger
(1875-1966)
Ernest Thesiger
(1879–1961)
Frank Inglis
(1899–1969)
Percy Ashton
(1895–1934)
Gilbert Ashton
(1896–1981)
Sir Hubert Ashton
(1898–1979)
Claude Ashton
(1901–1942)
Sir John Gilchrist Inglis
(1906–1972)
Jill Inglis
(b. 1931)
Jeremy Howard-Williams
(1922–1995)
Anthony Inglis
(b. 1952)
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Family tree of the Inglis family