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William Hare "Gobo" Ashley (10 February 1862 – 14 July 1930) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1889, the second Test ever played by his country.

A left-arm medium-paced bowler, Ashley took 7 for 95 in the only Test innings he bowled in, becoming the second South African to take a five-wicket haul after Albert Rose-Innes during that inaugural South African Test earlier in the year. Ashley later played three first-class matches for a Cape Town Clubs team and Western Province in South African domestic cricket in 1890 and 1891, taking 13 wickets. He was a member of Western Province team that won the 1890–91 Champion Bat Tournament, when he opened the bowling with Voltelin van der Bijl.

See also

• List of South Africa cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut
• One Test Wonder

References

1. "The Greatest: One Test Wonders". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
2. ^ "Player Profile: Gobo Ashley". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
3. "2nd Test: South Africa v England at Cape Town, Mar 25–26, 1889". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
4. "First-Class Matches played by Gobo Ashley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

External links

• Gobo Ashley at ESPNcricinfo
• Gobo Ashley at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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