Full name John Patrick Kenyon Asquith
Born February 1, 1932, Carshalton, Surrey
Died September 10, 2009, Kingston St Mary, near Taunton, Somerset (aged 77 years 221 days)
Major teams Cambridge University
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Relation Brother-in-law - DRW Silk
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 5 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 6.57 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class span | 1953 - 1954 |
John Asquith was a wicketkeeper with few pretensions as a batsman, and his opportunities in 1953 and 1955 came about when Cambridge's first-choice keepers were absent and injured. He kept against the Australians in 1953 and the Pakistanis in the following summer.