Robert Ayling (cricketer)

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  1. CricketArchive is the only source which identifies the two Aylings as brothers. [1] [2]
  2. An odds match is one in which one side has more players than the other, the aim being to even the chances of victory to an extent.
  3. During the time Ayling played, England sides were not representative of the country. Instead, they were sides composed of players from a range of locations brought together to play against another side. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Robert Ayling, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-04-10. (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 William Ayling, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-03-20. (subscription required)
  3. Haygarth A (1862) Scores & Biographies, vol. 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.
  4. Robert Ayling, CricInfo. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  5. Birley D (1999) A Social History of English Cricket, p. 364. London: Aurum Press. ISBN   978 1 78131 1769


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