Gerald Aste

Gerald Aste
Personal information
Born (1900-07-30)30 July 1900
Beckenham, South London, England
Died 17 September 1961(1961-09-17) (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]

References

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