William Ling (cricketer)

William Victor Stone Ling (3 October 1891 in Kimberley, South Africa – 26 September 1960 in Brakpan, Transvaal) was a South African cricketer who played in 6 Tests from 1921 to 1923.

William Ling
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Victor Stone Ling
Born(1891-10-03)3 October 1891
Kimberley, South Africa
Died26 September 1960(1960-09-26) (aged 68)
Brakpan, Transvaal
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak googly
International information
National side
  • South African
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1910–11 to 1926–27, 1929–30Griqualand West
1928–29Eastern Province
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 6 48
Runs scored 168 2618
Batting average 16.80 31.16
100s/50s 0/0 3/18
Top score 38 187
Balls bowled 18 3062
Wickets 72
Bowling average 31.52
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 7/60
Catches/stumpings 1/- 20/-
Source: Cricinfo, 31 January 2017

A middle-order batsman and leg-spinbowler, Ling played first-class cricket for Griqualand West from 1911 to 1930, except for a season with Eastern Province in 1928–29.[1]

References

  1. "First-class matches played by William Ling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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