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| Full name | Henry Hervey Aston | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1759 Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 December 1798 (aged 38/39) Madras, Madras Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1791–1792 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||
| 1792–1793 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
| 1792 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,16 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Colonel Henry Hervey Aston (1759 –23 December 1798) was an English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. He was at different times a member of both the Hambledon Club and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). A useful batsman,Aston made 13 known first-class appearances from 1786 to 1793 when his military duties took precedence.
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In December 1793,Aston obtained a Lieutenant-colonelcy in the 12th Foot. Afterward,he went to Madras,where,in 1798,he fought a duel with Major Picton. Both fired into the air. The next day,in another duel,he was wounded by a new adversary,Major Allen. After languishing for about a week,Aston died on 23 December 1798.
