Hubert Ashton
| Full name: | Hubert Ashton |
| Born: | 13th February 1898, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal, India |
| Died: | 17th June 1979, Wealdside, South Weald, Essex, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Other Sports: | Hockey for Cambridge University (Blue). Soccer for West Bromwich Albion; Corinthians; Cambridge University; Bristol Rovers; Clapton Orient; Gillingham |
| Education: | Winchester College; Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Biography: | Conservative MP for Chelmsford 1950-64; various junior ministries 1951-57; later, Church Estates Commissioner; also director, Ross Group (fishing, refrigeration) and other companies. Awarded MC 1919; knighted 1959 for political and public services. MCC president 1960-61. |
| Relations: | Brother: G Ashton; Brother: CT Ashton; Brother: P Ashton; Uncle: AM Inglis; Uncle: JF Inglis |
| Teams: | Cambridge University (Main FC: 1920-1922); Essex (Main FC: 1921-1939); All teams |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1922 | |
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| Pictures: | Batting Portrait of Hubert Ashton |
| Batting Portrait of the Ashton Brothers, Cambridge, 1921 | |
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