George Ring
George Ring (9 April 1770 – 4 May 1865) was an English professional cricketer who made two known appearances in first-class cricket matches in 1796. He was the younger brother of Joey Ring.
Ring was born at Darenth near Dartford in Kent in 1770. He played both of his first-class matches for England sides at Dandelion Paddock, Margate in 1796.[1][2] Professionally he worked as a huntsman for Sir Horatio Mann, a significant Kent patron of cricket, and as a gamekeeper, including for Earl Cornwallis. He later became a farmer.[3] He died at Bethersden in Kent in 1865 aged 95.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ George Ring, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862.
- ^ Warsop K (2011) Cricketers in great matches 1772–1800, The Cricket Statistician, vol 153, spring 2011, p. 33. (Available online at The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2024-03-02.)
- ^ George Ring, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
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