Anthony John Patrick Ling (10 August 1910 – 12 January 1987) played first-class cricket for Glamorgan and Somerset between 1934 and 1939.[1] He was born at Skewen, Glamorgan and died at Eastbourne, Sussex.

Anthony Ling
Personal information
Full name
Anthony John Patrick Ling
Born(1910-08-10)10 August 1910
Skewen, Glamorgan, Wales
Died12 January 1987(1987-01-12) (aged 76)
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1934–36Glamorgan
1939Somerset
First-class debut19 May 1934 Glamorgan v Cambridge University
Last First-class25 July 1939 Somerset v Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 256
Batting average 16.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 41*
Balls bowled 12
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 0/5
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 November 2010

Ling was a left-handed middle or lower-order batsman. He was educated at Stowe School and played Minor Counties cricket for Wiltshire from 1928. In 1934, he was given a trial of eight matches for Glamorgan which was looking for Welsh-born cricketers: an average of 23 runs per innings indicates that he was quite successful, but his highest score was only 41, an unbeaten innings in the match against Leicestershire at Swansea.[2] Though he played other matches for Glamorgan's second eleven, he made only one further first-class appearance in a single match in 1936.

In July 1939, having moved to the West of England for business, Ling played in five consecutive matches for Somerset, but without success.

In his obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, he was misnamed as "Arthur" Ling.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Tony Ling". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Scorecard: Glamorgan v Leicestershire". www.cricketarchive.com. 26 May 1934. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Obituaries". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1988 ed.). Wisden. p. 1208.