Cricketers XI with their birthday on 14 October

#7 Doug Ring

Doug Ring was a hard-hitting all-rounder

Doug Ring was an all-rounder who represented Australia in 13 Tests between the years 1948 and 1953. Ring was born on 14 October 1918 in the Tasmanian city of Hobart and rubbed shoulders with some of his country’s greats like Donald Bradman, Neil Harvey and Keith Miller among others.

As a right-handed batsman, he scored more than 400 Test runs at an average of over 22 with 4 half-centuries. With his leg-spin, Doug Ring managed to pick up 35 wickets in 23 innings with best figures of 6 for 72 against South Africa at Brisbane in 1952.

Ring is remembered most for his 38-run partnership with Bill Johnston at Adelaide which helped the Aussies seal an improbable win over the West indies.