Gobo Ashley

For other people named William Ashley, see William Ashley (disambiguation).

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
Died	14 July 1930(1930-07-14) (aged 52) Plumtree, Southern Rhodesia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
International information
National side	South Africa
Only Test (cap 12)	25 March 1889 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1890–91	Western 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]

See also

• List of South Africa cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut
• One Test Wonder