Robert Ayling (dates unknown) was an English

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er who made two appearances in

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matches in 1796, both for Kent sides against teams from

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.Robert Ayling
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. Retrieved 2022-04-15. He is known to have played for

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in a match in 1806 against MCC at

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and for a 23-man Kent side in an odds match in 1807 against an England side at

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. William Ayling, who was possibly his brother, played in both of these matches on the same side.

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