William Hare "Gobo" Ashley (10 February 1862 – 14 July 1930) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1889,[1] the second Test ever played by his country.[2]

Gobo Ashley
Personal information
Full name
William Hare Ashley
Born(1878-04-07)7 April 1878
Mowbray, Cape Town, Cape Colony
Died14 July 1930(1930-07-14) (aged 52)
Plumtree, Southern Rhodesia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 12)25 March 1889 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1890–91Western Province
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 1 4
Runs scored 1 17
Batting average 0.50 4.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 1 15*
Balls bowled 173 833
Wickets 7 20
Bowling average 13.57 14.09
5 wickets in innings 1 2
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 7/95 7/95
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo

A left-arm medium-paced bowler, Ashley took 7 for 95 in the only Test innings he bowled in,[3] becoming the second South African to take a five-wicket haul after Albert Rose-Innes during that inaugural South African Test earlier in the year. Ashley later played three first-class matches for a Cape Town Clubs team and Western Province in South African domestic cricket in 1890 and 1891, taking 13 wickets.[2] He was a member of Western Province team that won the 1890–91 Champion Bat Tournament, when he opened the bowling with Voltelin van der Bijl.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "The Greatest: One Test Wonders". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Gobo Ashley". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  3. ^ "2nd Test: South Africa v England at Cape Town, Mar 25–26, 1889". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Gobo Ashley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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