Doug Ring
Douglas Thomas Ring (14 October 1918 – 23 June 2003) was an Australian cricketer who played for Victoria and for Australia in 13 Test matches between 1948 and 1953. In 129 first-class cricket matches, he took 426 wickets bowling leg spin, and he had a top score of 145 runs, which was the only century of his career.
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| Full name | Douglas Thomas Ring | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1918 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 June 2003 (aged 84) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break and googly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 181) | 6 February 1948 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 25 June 1953 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1938/39–1952/53 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 29 February 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ring made his Test debut against India in the 1947–48 season and was picked for Australia's tour of England in 1948, the so-called "Invincibles" side, but played in only one Test match on the tour. He had greater success against West Indies in 1951–52, and South Africa the following season and made a second less successful tour of England in 1953. Following cricket, Ring held positions in industry administration in Victoria, and became a cricket radio commentator and later host of Australia's World of Sport.