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 XI v Middlesex XI
Last FC20 June 1796 Kent XI v Middlesex XI
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 sides against teams from 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 MCC at Lord's Old Ground and for a 23-man Kent side in an odds match[b] in 1807 against an England side[c] at Penenden Heath.[1] William Ayling, who was possibly his brother, played in both of these matches on the same side.[1][2]

  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, CricInfo. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  5. ^ Birley D (1999) A Social History of English Cricket, p. 364. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978 1 78131 1769


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