Nicholas Ashton (8 October 1904 – 17 July 1986) was an English cricketer. He played one first-class match for Oxford University Cricket Club in 1924.[1] He was educated at Repton School and Oriel College, Oxford. He married 6 October 1928 in Paris Carmen Antoinette Dotézac; the religious ceremony took place in the church of la Madeleine in Paris.[2] They had two daughters. During World War II he was a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force.[3]

Nicholas Ashton
Personal information
Full name
Nicholas Charles Ellis Ashton
Born(1904-10-08)8 October 1904
Scaftworth, Nottinghamshire
Died17 July 1986(1986-07-17) (aged 81)
Merrow, Surrey
Source: Cricinfo, 18 March 2017

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  1. ^ "Nicholas Ashton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ Le Gaulois, 1928.
  3. ^ "Landed families of Britain and Ireland: (210) Ashton of Woolton Hall and Hefferston Grange".
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