Gerald Aste

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]

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
Years	Team
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

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

1. "Gerald Aste". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
2. "First-class matches played by Gerald Aste". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
3. "Other matches played by Gerald Aste". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2020.