Benjamin Aislabie

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Benjamin Aislabie
female =


country = England
fullname = Benjamin Aislabie
nickname =
living =
dayofbirth = 14
monthofbirth = 1
yearofbirth = 1774
placeofbirth = Newington Green, London,
countryofbirth = UK
dayofdeath = 2
monthofdeath = 6
yearofdeath = 1842
placeofdeath = Regent's Park, London
countryofdeath = UK
heightft =
heightinch =
heightm =
batting = Right-hand
bowling =
role = Batsman
club1 = MCC
year1 = 1808–1841
clubnumber1 =
club2 = Surrey
year2 = 1808–1817
clubnumber2 =
club3 = Hampshire
year3 = 1819–1819
clubnumber3 =
club4 = Kent
year4 = 1823–1823
clubnumber4 =
club5 = Sussex
year5 = 1827–1827
clubnumber5 =
type1 = First-class
debutdate1 = 30 May
debutyear1 = 1808
debutfor1 =
MCC
debutagainst1 = Middlesex
lastdate1 = 1 July
lastyear1 = 1841
lastfor1 =
MCC
lastagainst1 = Cambridge University
deliveries = balls
columns = 1
column1 = FC
matches1 = 56
runs1 = 224
bat avg1 = 3.15
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 15*
deliveries1 = 0
wickets1 = 0
bowl avg1 = –
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = –
catches/stumpings1 = 7/0
date = 18 August
year = 2007
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6356/6356.html cricketarchive

Benjamin Aislabie (January 14 1774—June 2 1842) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1808 and 1841. A wine merchant by trade who had supplied Lord Nelson with wine, he was also the president of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1823 and secretary from 1822 until his death in 1842. Aislabie was notable for having a very poor first-class record wherein he scored only 224 runs at a meagre batting average of 3.15 from 56 first-class matches played over a period of 34 years. His lack of skill was further hampered by his girth, and towards the end of his career he was so obese that he had a permanent runner who also used to field for him.

Personal life

Little is known of Aislabie's life prior to 1802, the year in which he joined the MCC. He was an overseer for Lee Parish with Mr Sidery in 1814 and took great interest in distributing charities to the poor during the harsh winter of 1814. He allowed the parish to store coal and potatoes to distribute to the poor during the 13-week frost. He employed a number of the poor in the winter of 1814 and found other ways to elevate their hardship during this time.He was resident in Lee at the time of the Anti-slavery Lee petition [http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/Libraries/Abolition200/SlaveryInLewisham/LeePetition/] and it is likely he had an opportunity to sign it, but he probably felt unable to do so because of his interests in the West Indies. [cite web|title= Benjamin Aislabie| url=http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryAndHeritage/People/AislabieBenjamin.htm | publisher =City of Lewisham |accessdate=2008-04-14] He died of an abcess of the throat in 1842.

Reference

External links

[http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/univercity/portraits/benjamin_aislabie.html] [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/8692.html Cricinfo player profile] [http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Archive/Players/27/27434/27434.html]