How many Test runs has William Ling scored?

William Ling has 168 runs in 10 Test innings from 6 matches at an average of 16.80. Highest score: 38.

What is William Ling's Test batting average?

William Ling's Test batting average is 16.80, from 168 runs and 10 innings.

Which teams has William Ling played international cricket for?

William Ling is recorded for South Africa in this publication.

When did William Ling play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1921 to 1923. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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William Ling

Middle-order batter · 1921 to 1923 · 6 internationals

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Test6 matches

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6Internationals

168Runs

0Hundreds

0Wickets

1Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	6	10	0	168	38	16.80	-	-	0	0	3	-	1

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	6	1	18	0	20	0	-	-	N/A	6.66	N/A	0	0	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	6	12	1	0	1	0.083	1 (1ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

William Ling: Test stats

Test

6 matches · 1921-1923

168runs

Matches: 6
Average: 16.80
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 0
Highest: 38
Fifties: 0

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	10	10	1	1	1921-11-05	1923-01-01	Complete

Questions fans ask about William Ling

How many Test runs has William Ling scored?: William Ling has 168 runs in 10 Test innings from 6 matches at an average of 16.80. Highest score: 38.
What is William Ling's Test batting average?: William Ling's Test batting average is 16.80, from 168 runs and 10 innings.
Which teams has William Ling played international cricket for?: William Ling is recorded for South Africa in this publication.
When did William Ling play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1921 to 1923. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

6 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1923-01-18	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1923-01-01	England v South Africa	Test	England won by 1 wickets
1922-12-23	England v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by 168 runs
1921-11-26	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by 10 wickets
1921-11-12	Australia v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1921-11-05	Australia v South Africa	Test	Match drawn

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TEST CAREER · 1921 to 1923

William Ling in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

168Runs

16.80Average

-Strike rate

0Hundreds

0Fifties

38Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	6	10	0	168	38	16.80	-	-	0	0	3	-	1

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	6	1	18	0	20	0	-	-	N/A	6.66	N/A	0	0	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	6	12	1	0	1	0.083	1 (1ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught4 · 40.0%

Bowled5 · 50.0%

Stumped1 · 10.0%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

3-0 inns

4-0 inns

517.205 inns

66.333 inns

731.502 inns

8-0 inns

9-0 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

168runs

16.80average

-strike rate

050s

0100s

Test record by situation

complete career

William Ling: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s	6s
Australia	3	6	115	35	19.16	-	-	2	13	0
England	2	4	53	38	13.25	-	-	1	-	1
All	5	10	168	38	16.80	-	-	3	-	1

William Ling: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Home	5	10	0	168	38	16.80	-	-	0	0	3	-	1
All	5	10	0	168	38	16.80	-	-	0	0	3	-	1

William Ling: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	3	3	13	13	4.33	-	-	2	-	0
2nd innings of the match	2	2	33	33	16.50	-	-	1	3	0
3rd innings of the match	4	4	94	38	23.50	-	-	0	-	1
4th innings of the match	1	1	28	28	28.00	-	-	0	4	0
All	5	10	168	38	16.80	-	-	3	-	1

William Ling: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s	6s
No. 5	3	5	86	38	17.20	-	-	1	-	1
No. 6	2	3	19	19	6.33	-	-	2	2	0
No. 7	2	2	63	35	31.50	-	-	0	8	0
All	5	10	168	38	16.80	-	-	3	-	1

William Ling: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s	6s
Won	1	2	38	38	19.00	-	-	1	-	1
Lost	2	4	50	35	12.50	-	-	1	-	0
Drawn	2	4	80	33	20.00	-	-	1	9	0
All	5	10	168	38	16.80	-	-	3	-	1

William Ling: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s	6s
1921	3	6	115	35	19.16	-	-	2	13	0
1922	1	2	38	38	19.00	-	-	1	-	1
1923	1	2	15	13	7.50	-	-	0	-	0
All	5	10	168	38	16.80	-	-	3	-	1

William Ling: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s	6s
Newlands	2	4	50	35	12.50	-	-	1	-	0
The Wanderers Stadium	2	4	57	38	14.25	-	-	2	-	1
All	5	10	168	38	16.80	-	-	3	-	1

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Best Test performances

William Ling: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
38	-	-	-	1	England	The Wanderers Stadium	1922-12-23
35	-	-	4	0	Australia	Newlands	1921-11-26
33	-	-	3	0	Australia	Kingsmead	1921-11-05
28	-	-	4	0	Australia	Kingsmead	1921-11-05
19	-	-	2	0	Australia	The Wanderers Stadium	1921-11-12
13	-	-	-	0	England	Newlands	1923-01-01
2	-	-	0	0	England	Newlands	1923-01-01
0	-	-	0	0	Australia	The Wanderers Stadium	1921-11-12
0	-	-	0	0	Australia	Newlands	1921-11-26
0	-	-	0	0	England	The Wanderers Stadium	1922-12-23

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1923-01-18	England v South Africa	did not bat	-	Kingsmead	Match drawn
1923-01-01	England	13 & 2	-	Newlands	England won by 1 wickets
1922-12-23	England	0 & 38	-	The Wanderers Stadium	South Africa won by 168 runs
1921-11-26	Australia	0 & 35	-	Newlands	Australia won by 10 wickets
1921-11-12	Australia	0 & 19	0/20	The Wanderers Stadium	Match drawn
1921-11-05	Australia	33 & 28	-	Kingsmead	Match drawn