George Ring Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79373/79373.html George Ring
  2. [Arthur Haygarth]
  3. 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.)
  4. https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/537622.html George Ring