Jack Gilbert Ashenden (12 May 1911 – 14 November 1992) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1936 to 1945.

Jack Ashenden
Personal information
Full name
Jack Gilbert Ashenden
Born(1911-05-12)12 May 1911
Wellington, New Zealand
Died14 November 1992(1992-11-14) (aged 81)
Sydney, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1935/36–1944/45Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 16
Runs scored 160
Batting average 7.61
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 27
Balls bowled 3,082
Wickets 53
Bowling average 28.26
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/44
Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 September 2015

A right-arm medium-pace bowler, Ashenden partnered Tom Pritchard in opening the bowling for Wellington in the 1938-39 Plunket Shield, when he and Pritchard were two of only six players in the competition to take 10 wickets or more.[1] He took 6 for 44 in the second innings of the innings victory over Otago.[2] At the end of the season he played for New Zealand against Sir Julien Cahn's XI.[3] He had a long career in senior Wellington cricket, taking 846 wickets by the time he retired in 1957.[4]

Ashenden married Joyce Hurren in the late 1930s, and they lived in Wellington.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Bowling in the Plunket Shield 1938-39". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Wellington v Otago 1938-39". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. ^ "New Zealand v Sir J Cahn's XI 1938-39". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. ^ "People in the Play". Press: 5. 2 November 1957.
  5. ^ "Engagement". Evening Post: 17. 13 December 1935.
  6. ^ "Births". Evening Post: 1. 1 August 1939.
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