Henry Hervey Aston

"Henry Aston" redirects here. For the footballer, see Harry Aston (footballer born 1881).

Captain (later Colonel) Henry Hervey Aston (1759 – 1798) was an English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. He was at different times a member of both the Hambledon Club and the MCC. A useful batsman, Aston made 13 known first-class appearances from 1786 to 1793 when his military duties took precedence.

In December of 1793, Aston obtained a Lieutenant-colonelcy in the 12th Foot and afterwards went to Madras where in 1798 he fought a duel with Major Picton. Both fired into the air. Next day, in another duel, he was wounded by a new adversary, Major Allen, and after languishing about a week, he died on 23 December 1798.

External links

From Lads to Lord's – profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 10, 2012)

References

G B Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, Cotterell, 1935
Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
H T Waghorn, The Dawn of Cricket, Electric Press, 1906

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