John King (cricketer)
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| Batting style | Left-handed batsman | |
| Bowling type | Left-arm medium | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 1 | 552 |
| Runs scored | 64 | 25,122 |
| Batting average | 32.00 | 27.33 |
| 100s/50s | 0/1 | 34/130 |
| Top score | 60 | 227* |
| Balls bowled | 162 | 70,187 |
| Wickets | 1 | 1,204 |
| Bowling average | 99.00 | 25.17 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 69 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 11 |
| Best bowling | 1/99 | 8/17 |
| Catches/stumpings | 0/0 | 340/0 |
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Test debut: 14 June 1909 |
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John Herbert King (born 16 April 1871 in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England; died 18 November 1946 in Denbigh, Wales) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Leicestershire between 1895 and 1925. He also played one Test match for England, which was against Australia at Lord's in 1909.
After retiring as a cricketer, aged 52, he continued his involvement in the game as an umpire for another 11 years.
He had two benefits at Leicestershire: the first in 1910, the second in 1923.
[edit] Trivia
King is the last batsman to have been given out Hit the ball twice in a first-class game in England, when in the match against Surrey at the Oval in 1906 King stopped the ball from running onto his stumps by hitting it a second time, and then attempted to run a single.
[edit] References
- Cricinfo page on John King
- CricketArchive page on John King
- Scorecard of the game in which King was out hit the ball twice
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