George Ring (9 April 1770 – 4 May 1865) was an English professional

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er who made two known appearances in

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matches in 1796. He was the younger brother of

Joey Ring John "Little Joey" Ring (1758 at Darenth, Kent – 25 October 1800 at Bridge, Kent) was an English cricketer who played for Kent county cricket teams, Kent. Joey Ring was one of Kent's best batsmen in the late 18th century and was employed by S ...

. Ring was born at Darenth near

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in 1770. He played both of his first-class matches for England sides at Dandelion Paddock,

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in 1796.

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, ''Scores & Biographies'', Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862. Professionally he worked as a huntsman for Sir Horatio Mann, a significant Kent patron of cricket, and as a gamekeeper, including for

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. He later became a farmer.Warsop K (2011) Cricketers in great matches 1772–1800, ''The Cricket Statistician'', vol 153, spring 2011, p. 33.
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at The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2024-03-02.) He died at

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in Kent in 1865 aged 95.George Ring

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1770 births 1865 deaths English cricketers English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 Kent cricketers Cricketers from Kent {{England-cricket-bio-1770s-stub