# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ewart-astill
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:18:06.060Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ewart-astill"
name: "Ewart Astill"
slug: "ewart-astill"
description: "William Ewart Astill was, along with George Geary, the mainstay of the Leicestershire team from 1922 to about 1935. He played in nine Test matches but was never picked for a home Test or for an Ashes tour. However, for the best part of three decades he was a vital member of a generally struggling Leicestershire team. With no amateur able to play frequently for the county, Astill became the first officially appointed professional captain of any county for over fifty years in 1935. The county enjoyed a useful season, but at forty-seven years of age, Astill was only a stop gap before an amateur of the required standard and availability could be found. He was a nephew of Leicestershire fast bowler Thomas Jayes."
tagline: "Cricket player of England. (1888-1948)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/W.E._Astill.jpg/330px-W.E._Astill.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1888-03-01"
deathDate: "1948-02-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.12
  momentum:             14.68344155844156
  historical:           4.869870666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Ewart Astill"
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    title: "ইউয়ার্ট অ্যাস্টিল"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ایورٹ آسٹل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "इवार्ट ॲस्टील"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D"
    title: "இவார்ட் அஸ்டில்"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump