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Hubert Ashton

Hubert Ashton, English cricketer and politician (died 1979)

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Born
February 13, 1898
Died
June 17, 1979
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1898

About Hubert Ashton

Sir Hubert Ashton was an English first-class cricketer, footballer and politician. Sir Hubert Ashton (13 February 1898 – 17 June 1979) was an English first-class cricketer, footballer and politician. Ashton's three brothers, Gilbert, Percy and Claude, also played first-class cricket; Gilbert, Hubert and Claude captained Cambridge University in the three consecutive seasons from 1921 to 1923. In both 1921 and 1922 he scored more than 1,000 runs and at the end of the 1922 season, after just three years in first-class cricket, Ashton was averaging more than 46 runs per innings. Bowled out for just 43 runs in the first innings, the so-called "England XI" were, at 60 for four wickets in their second innings, still 71 behind when Ashton was joined by Aubrey Faulkner.

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Hubert Ashton timeline

  1. Sir Hubert Ashton (13 February 1898 – 17 June 1979) was an English first-class cricketer, footballer and politician.
  2. Ashton's three brothers, Gilbert, Percy and Claude, also played first-class cricket; Gilbert, Hubert and Claude captained Cambridge University in the three consecutive seasons from 1921 to 1923.
  3. In both 1921 and 1922 he scored more than 1,000 runs and at the end of the 1922 season, after just three years in first-class cricket, Ashton was averaging more than 46 runs per innings.

The world when Hubert Ashton was born

Hubert Ashton was born in 1898. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineSpanish-American War — US gains territories
  • Technology milestoneMarie & Pierre Curie discover radium
  • World population~1.58B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population71.0M

1898 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hubert Ashton's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18982026
Population71.0M341 million

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