Richard Ashman

Richard Gerald Alfred Ashman (24 November 1899 – 15 May 1965) was a South African cricketer and cricket umpire.

Richard Ashman
Personal information
Full name
Richard Gerald Alfred Ashman
Born(1899-11-24)24 November 1899
Westminster, London, England
Died15 May 1965(1965-05-15) (aged 65)
Bloemfontein, South Africa
RoleUmpire
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1931–1932Orange Free State
FC debut21 December 1931 Orange Free State v Rhodesia
Last FC16 December 1932 Orange Free State v Griqualand West
Umpiring information
Tests umpired14 (1935–1949)
FC umpired24 (1931–1949)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 29
Batting average 5.80
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 14 *
Catches/stumpings 8/2
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]

References
  1. "Richard Ashman as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. "2nd Test, Johannesburg, December 24 - 28, 1935, Australia tour of South Africa". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. "2nd Test, Cape Town, December 31, 1949 - January 04, 1950, Australia tour of South Africa". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2023.


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