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Doug Ring

Doug Ring was a member of the Australian cricket team that toured England in 1948. Ring played under captain Donald Bradman, whose 1948 team went undefeated in their 34 matches, earning them the sobriquet "The Invincibles". A leg spinner, Ring was not prominent in the series, playing in only the Fifth Test, taking one wicket for 44 runs and scoring nine runs in his only innings. Ring took 60 first-class wickets at a bowling average of 21.81, the most expensive among Australia's frontline bowlers. As England agreed to have a new ball available at intervals of 55 overs after the start of each innings, fast bowling dominated over spin in the Tests, and Ring was used primarily in the non-Test tour matches. Ring scored 150 first-class runs at a batting average of 16.66 during the tour, and a top-score of 53 was his only effort beyond 50. (This article is part of a featured topic: Australian cricket team in England in 1948.)

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Ferdinand VII of Spain (14 October 1784 – 29 September 1833) was King of Spain during the early- to mid-19th century. He reigned over the Spanish Kingdom in 1808 and again from 1813 until his death in 1833. This oil-on-canvas portrait of Ferdinand in his robes of state was painted by Francisco Goya in 1815, and is in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

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