John Aspinall (cricketer)

John Bridge Aspinall (13 August 1877 – 21 June 1932) was an Irish barrister and first-class cricketer.

John Aspinall

Personal information
Full name	John Bridge Aspinall
Born	13 August 1877 Inchicore, Ireland
Died	21 June 1932(1932-06-21) (aged 54) Holborn, London, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 42 Batting average 14.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 20 Balls bowled 2 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2019

Life

The only son of the engineer John Aspinall, he was born in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore in August 1877; His grandfather was John Bridge Aspinall, the recorder for Liverpool.[1] He was educated in England at Stonyhurst College, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[1] After graduating from Oxford, he became a barrister.

Aspinall was the Remembrancer for the City of London from 1927 until his death in 1932. He died at his Lincoln's Inn home in June 1932.[1]

Cricketer

Aspinall toured British India with the Oxford University Authentics in 1902–03, making two first-class appearances on the tour against Bombay and the Parsees.[2] He scored 42 in his two first-class matches, with a high score of 20.[3]

References

1. The Solicitors' Journal. 76. Springer. 1932. p. 453.
2. "First-Class Matches played by John Aspinall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Aspinall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-26.

External links

• John Aspinall at ESPNcricinfo