Gerald Aste
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| Born |
30 July 1900 Beckenham, South London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
17 September 1961 (aged 61) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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]