Ashley Metcalfe
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Ashley Anthony Metcalfe was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1983 to 1995 and Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in 1996 and 1997. He played for Orange Free State in the 1988/89 season and for Cumberland in the Minor Counties from 1998 to 2003.
Born on Christmas Day in 1963 in Horsforth, Yorkshire this talented right handed opening batsman was most unfortunate to be denied an England cap in an era when many lesser players appeared for their country. He won his Yorkshire cap in 1986, the year he was voted the Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year, and a glittering future was predicted but despite scoring 11,938 first class runs in 216 first class matches at 34.3 with a top score of 216* and 26 other tons, higher honours eluded him. He scored a half century in his only appearance for England Young Cricketers in 1983. In 241 one days matches he stroked 7059 runs, with 5 centuries and a best of 138, at 33.77.
He was an attacking stroke maker and, with Martyn Moxon, compiled an unbroken opening partnership of 242 against Warwickshire in a one day match at Headingley in 1990. He scored a vital 47 in Yorkshire's 1987 Benson and Hedges Cup final win over Northamptonshire at Lords after picking up his 4th gold award in the quarter final victory over Hampshire for scoring a sparkling unbeaten 93.
He played club cricket at Farsley C.C., as did former Yorkshire captain Phil Carrick.
His father-in-law is former Yorkshire and England captain and manager Ray Illingworth.
