Gerald Aste

Gerald Aste
Personal information
Born 30 July 1900
Beckenham, South London, England
Died 17 September 1961 (aged 61)
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1936 Delhi
1936 Cricket Club of India
1933 Sind
1922-1927 Europeans (India)
First-class debut 8 January 1922 Europeans (India) v Indians
Last First-class 15 February 1936 Delhi v Northern India
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 164
Batting average 9.11
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 33
Balls bowled 1214
Wickets 19
Bowling average 27.05
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 27.05
Catches/stumpings 15/0
Source: CricketArchive, 16 December 2007

Gerald Aste (30 July 1900 – 17 September 1961) was an English born Indian cricketer.[1] He played eleven first-class matches for various teams in India between 1922 and 1936.[2]

Career

Born in Beckenham, South London, England, Aste made his first-class debut in January 1922, playing for the Europeans in the annual Madras Presidency Match. He also played in the fixture in the following four years until 1926, a year in which he played for the Europeans in the Bombay Quadrangular for the first time. He played in the final of that tournament in 1927.[2]

He played twice for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in 1929 and 1931,[3] before returning to India to finish his first-class career. He played for Sind against the MCC in 1933, and in 1936 played for the Cricket Club of India against Australia and for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy.[2]

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