John "Little Joey" Ring (1758 at Darenth,

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– 25 October 1800 at Bridge, Kent) was an English

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er who played for

. Joey Ring was one of Kent's best batsmen in the late 18th century and was employed by

Sir Horatio Mann Sir Horatio (Horace) Mann, 2nd Baronet (2 February 1744 – 2 April 1814) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1807. He is remembered as a member of the Hambledon Club in Hampshire and a patron of Kent cricke ...

at Bourne as a huntsman. He originally came from the Dartford area. He was noted for his play to leg and was a good single-wicket player. Ring is believed to have been a cricketing fatality. It seems that his nose was broken in the summer of 1800 by a practice ball bowled by his brother George. Ring became ill and was bedridden for several weeks before dying on 25 October, evidently of a fever that developed as a result of his accident. Joey Ring made 90 known first-class appearances from 1782 until 1796 when he seems to have withdrawn from major matches.

References

* ''Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket'' by

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(GDC) * ''John Nyren's "The Cricketers of my Time"'' by

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ring, Joey English cricketers Kent cricketers English cricketers of 1701 to 1786 English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 1758 births 1800 deaths Hampshire cricketers White Conduit Club cricketers Left-Handed v Right-Handed cricketers East Kent cricketers R. Leigh's XI cricketers