William Hare "Gobo" Ashley (10 February 1862 – 14 July 1930) was a South African
cricket
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er who played in one
Test
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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
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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
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, when he opened the bowling with
Voltelin van der Bijl
Voltelin Albert William van der Bijl (31 January 1872 – 2 October 1941) was a South African cricketer who played for Western Province in the 1890s.
Voltelin van der Bijl was an all-rounder who batted in the middle order and opened the bowling ...
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One Test Wonder
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1862 births
1930 deaths
South Africa Test cricketers
South African cricketers
Western Province cricketers
Cricketers from Cape Town
Cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut
Cape Colony people
People from Southern Rhodesia
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