James King (3 May 1869 – 8 March 1948) was an English cricketer. King was a right-handed batsman whose bowling style is unknown. He was born at Lutterworth, Leicestershire.
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| Full name | James King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 May 1869 Lutterworth, Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 March 1948 (aged 78) Wisbech, Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | John King (son) John King (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895–1896 | Staffordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899–1905 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 16 January 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
King made his debut for Staffordshire in the counties first Minor Counties Championship match against Cheshire in 1895, a match in which he became the first Staffordshire batsman to make a half century in minor counties cricket.[1] He made seven further Minor Counties Championship appearances for Staffordshire, the last of which came against Northumberland in 1896.[2] Three years later he made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Yorkshire at Grace Road in the 1899 County Championship.[3] He made six further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey at The Oval in the 1905 County Championship.[3] In his seven matches, he scored a total of 83 runs at an average of 10.37, with a high score of 24 not out.[4] With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 73.00.[5]
He died at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire on 8 March 1948. His son John King played first-class cricket, while his brother, also called John King, played Test cricket for England.
References
edit- ^ "Cheshire v Staffordshire, 1895 Minor Counties Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by James King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by James King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by James King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2013.