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George Ayling was an Englishman who never umpired a first-class match in his home country but was called upon to stand as umpire in a Test match while on military duty in India in 1956. This being a Test between India and Australia Ayling became one of the first ‘neutral’ umpires to officiate in a Test match, long before the practice became universal in the 1990s.
Until now, the life and career of George Ayling have passed unrecorded in the literature of cricket. Michael Jones has now put together the detailed account of Ayling's life with assiduous research, and the assistance of military and educational bodies in both England and India.
An unusual book, a small volume but a sparkling one.
"Assiduous Research" - Keith Walmsley, author of Brief Candles
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George Ayling, Sergeant Major and Test Umpire
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CricketMASH, Amstelveen, Netherlands, 2021
ISBN 10: 9492203073
ISBN 13: 9789492203076
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Seller: Carvid Books, Cranbrook, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. ix + 34 pages, neatly illus. The story - cricketing and other - of George Ayling, born in north Kent in 1919. He became a soldier and had a distinguished military record, largely in India, where he began umpiring. This enjoyable book notes his umpiring activities at first-class level and how he became the first neutral umpire in international cricket when India played Australia in Nov 1956. Foreword by Keith Walmsley. Seller Inventory # DC168
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