Robert Ayling (cricketer)

For the British businessman, see Robert Ayling.

Robert Ayling
Personal information
RelationsWilliam Ayling (brother)[a]
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1796Kent
FC debut16 May 1796 Kent v Middlesex
Last FC20 June 1796 Kent v Middlesex
Source: CricInfo, 15 April 2022

Robert Ayling (dates unknown) was an English cricketer who made two appearances in first-class cricket matches in 1796, both for Kent against Middlesex.[1][3] He scored a total of 22 runs in his four innings, with a highest score of 11.[4]

He is known to have played for Woolwich Cricket Club in a match in 1806 against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's Old Ground and for a 23-man Kent in an odds match[b] in 1807 against England (i.e., the "rest" of England) at Penenden Heath.[1] William Ayling, who was possibly his brother, played in both of these matches for the same team.[1][2]

Notes

  1. ^ CricketArchive is the only source which identifies the two Aylings as brothers.[1][2]
  2. ^ An odds match is one in which one side has more players than the other, the aim being to even the chances of victory to an extent.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Robert Ayling, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-04-10. (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b William Ayling, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-03-20. (subscription required)
  3. ^ Haygarth A (1862) Scores & Biographies, vol. 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.
  4. ^ Robert Ayling, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-04-15.

Bibliography

  • Carlaw, Derek (2020). Kent County Cricketers, A to Z: Part One (1806–1914) (PDF). Cardiff: ACS.
  • Lewis, Paul (2014). For Kent and Country. Eastbourne: Reveille Press. ISBN 978-19-08336-63-7.
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