Derek John Ashley (born 22 January 1956) is a former English first-class cricketer. Ashley was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Whitchurch, Shropshire, educated at Whitchurch Secondary Modern School and played club level for Whitchurch and Shrewsbury Cricket Clubs.[1]

Derek Ashley
Personal information
Full name
Derek John Ashley
Born (1956-01-22) 22 January 1956 (age 68)
Whitchurch, Shropshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1986Minor Counties
1982–1992Shropshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 1 6
Runs scored 4 36
Batting average 2.00 9.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 4 13
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/1 6/1
Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2011

Ashley made his debut for Shropshire in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Ashley played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1982 to 1991, which included 74 Minor Counties Championship appearances[2] and 15 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[3] He made his List A debut against Somerset in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy.[4] In his 6 List A matches, he scored 36 runs at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 13. Behind the stumps he took 6 catches and made a single stumping.[5]

He made a single first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring New Zealanders.[6] He scored 4 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings, before being dismissed by Evan Gray. In their second-innings, Ashley was dismissed for a duck by Brian Barrett. Although he did not take any catches in the match, he did make a single stumping, stumping Jeff Crowe off the bowling of Steve Plumb.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. pp. 31, 54. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Derek Ashley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Derek Ashley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  4. ^ "List A Matches played by Derek Ashley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  5. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Derek Ashley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  6. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Derek Ashley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Minor Counties v New Zealanders, 1986". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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