| Name: |
Astill, William Ewart |
| Position: |
All Rounder |
| Date of Birth: |
1890, Mar 1 |
| Place of Birth: |
Ratby |
| Died: |
1948, Feb 10 |
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Tests: 9 for England
Batting and Fielding |
Bowling |
| I |
No |
HS |
Runs |
Avg |
100 |
50 |
Ct |
St |
| 15 |
0 |
40 |
190 |
12.66 |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
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| Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
Avg |
BB.. |
5wl |
10wM |
| 2182 |
856 |
25 |
34.24 |
4-58 |
- |
- |
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Playing county cricket at the age of 15
Playing first class cricket the following season in 1906.
Didn't really find true form until 1921.
This was the first time he did the double (1000 runs and 100 wickets)
Over the next decade did this nine times.
Toured the West Indies twice and once in South Africa and India
for the MCC.
Retired from regular first class cricket in 1938.
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