SOUTH AFRICA · Batter · 1921–1923
William Ling
On scorecards: WVS Ling
In-game rating: 66/99
BATTING
6
MATCHES
10
INNINGS
168
RUNS
16.80
AVERAGE
38
HIGH SCORE
0 / 0
100s / 50s
FIELDING
1
CATCHES
0
STUMPINGS
CAREER IN BRIEF
William Ling played 6 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1921 to 1923. The first came against Australia at Lord's, with scores of 33 and 28, and the last against England at Kingsmead in 1923.
The highest score in the archive is 38 against England at Old Wanderers in 1922, in a match South Africa won. The most runs came against Australia: 115 runs at 19.2 in 3 Tests.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 6 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 168 | 16.80 | 0/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Wanderers | 2 | 57 | 14.25 | 0/0 |
| Newlands | 2 | 50 | 12.50 | 0/0 |
| Lord's | 1 | 61 | 30.50 | 0/0 |
| Kingsmead | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1921 at Lord's
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1923 at Kingsmead
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