John King (cricketer)

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = Eng
name = John King
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Left-handed batsman
bowling style = Left-arm medium
tests = 1
test runs = 64
test bat avg = 32.00
test 100s/50s = 0/1
test top score = 60
test balls = 162
test wickets = 1
test bowl avg = 99.00
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = 1/99
test catches/stumpings = 0/0
FCs = 552
FC runs = 25,122
FC bat avg = 27.33
FC 100s/50s = 34/130
FC top score = 227*
FC balls = 70,187
FC wickets = 1,204
FC bowl avg = 25.17
FC 5s = 69
FC 10s = 11
FC best bowling = 8/17
FC catches/stumpings = 340/0
debut date = 14 June
debut year = 1909
last date = 16 June
last year = 1909
source = http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/15889.html

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. He did the double, of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets, in 1912 and 11 years later, when he was 52 years old, scored his second double century.

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.

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.

References

* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/15889.html Cricinfo page on John King]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/313/313.html CricketArchive page on John King]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/6/6954.html Scorecard of the game in which King was out hit the ball twice]