The large audience were treated to entertaining and amusing anecdotes from past England tours, including David Gower's fine for flying a Tiger Moth biplane over an Australian ground when he was supposed to be playing in the game!
Ashling took on Bosham in the subsequent game of cricket and emerged victorious having scored 186-8 with both Tim Gordon and Shaz Tauro registering half centuries and then bowling Bosham out for 130, Charlie Colley taking four wickets for eleven runs.
It was without the greatest day in the 150 year history of the club which will be long remembered by everyone who was there.