Gerald Aste

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Gerald Aste
India
Personal information
Born	30 July 1900(1900-07-30)
	Beckenham, Kent, England
Died	17 September 1961 (aged 61)
	Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1936	Delhi
1936	Cricket Club of India
1933	Sind
1922-1927	Europeans (India)
First-class debut	8 January 1922: Europeans (India) v Indians
Last First-class	15 February 1936: Delhi v Northern India
Career statistics
	First-class
Matches	11
Runs scored	164
Batting average	9.11
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	33
Balls bowled	1214
Wickets	19
Bowling average	27.05
5 wickets in innings	1
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	27.05
Catches/stumpings	15/0
As of 16 December 2007 Source: CricketArchive

Gerald Aste (30 July 1900 - 17 September 1961) was an English born Indian cricketer.^[1] He played eleven first-class matches for various teams in India between 1922 and 1936.^[2]

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Born in Beckenham, Kent, England, Aste made his first-class debut in January 1922, playing for the Europeans in the annual Madras Presidency Match. He also played in the fixture in the following four years until 1926, a year in which he played for the Europeans in the Bombay Quadrangular for the first time. He played in the final of that tournament in 1927.^[2]

He played twice for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in 1929 and 1931,^[3] before returning to India to finish his first-class career. He played for Sind against the MCC in 1933, and in 1936 played for the Cricket Club of India against Australia and for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy.^[2]

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