About Jack Ashenden
Lived 1911 – 1992 (aged 81). Jack Ashenden was a New Zealand cricketer.
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.
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. He took 6 for 44 in the second innings of the innings victory over Otago. At the end of the season he played for New Zealand against Sir Julien Cahn's XI. He had a long career in senior Wellington cricket, taking 846 wickets by the time he retired in 1957.
Ashenden married Joyce Hurren in the late 1930s, and they lived in Wellington.
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Who was Jack Ashenden?
cricketer (1911-1992)
When was Jack Ashenden born?
Jack Ashenden was born on 12 May 1911 in Wellington.
When did Jack Ashenden die?
Jack Ashenden died on 14 November 1992 in Sydney.
What was Jack Ashenden's occupation?
Jack Ashenden was a cricketer.
What nationality was Jack Ashenden?
Jack Ashenden was New Zealand.
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