John Ralph Laing (born 27 August 1942) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer and administrator.
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| Full name | John Ralph Laing | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1942 Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Gordon Laing (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1969–1979 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Laing was born at Meigle in August 1942. He was educated at Alyth School. A club cricketer for Perthshire County Cricket Club, Laing made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in 1969. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1979, having made eight appearances.[1] In these he scored 301 runs at an average of 21.50,[2] with a highest score of 217 not out coming against Ireland in 1976.[3] Laing was later appointed president of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1992.[4] Outside of cricket, Laing was a potato merchant. His brother, Gordon, was also a first-class cricketer.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ralph Laing". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ralph Laing". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1976". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Scots tour will renew cricket link". The Herald. 14 December 1991. Retrieved 19 June 2022.