| Richard Ashman | |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Fullname: | Richard Gerald Alfred Ashman |
| Birth Date: | 1899 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Westminster, London, England |
| Death Place: | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Role: | Umpire |
| Club1: | Orange Free State |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 21 December |
| Debutyear1: | 1931 |
| Debutfor1: | Orange Free State |
| Debutagainst1: | Rhodesia |
| Lastdate1: | 16 December |
| Lastyear1: | 1932 |
| Lastfor1: | Orange Free State |
| Lastagainst1: | Griqualand West |
| Umpire: | true |
| Testsumpired: | 14 |
| Umptestdebutyr: | 1935 |
| Umptestlastyr: | 1949 |
| Fcumpired: | 24 |
| Umpfcdebutyr: | 1931 |
| Umpfclastyr: | 1949 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 29 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.80 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 14 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/2 |
| Date: | 19 June |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/44003.html Cricinfo |
Richard Gerald Alfred Ashman (24 November 1899 – 15 May 1965) was a South African cricketer and cricket umpire.
In domestic first-class cricket, Ashman played six games as a wicket-keeper for Orange Free State from December 1931 to December 1932.
Ashman umpired 24 first-class matches in South Africa between 1931 and 1950.[1] His Test umpiring career commenced in 1935 when he officiated in the second South Africa–Australia Test at Johannesburg in December.[2] His fourteenth and final Test as umpire was in January 1950, another match between South Africa and Australia.[3]