Personal information | |
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Full name | Adrian Anselm King |
Born | Canouan, Saint Vincent | 8 March 1952
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
International information | |
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Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
1973–1978 | Windward Islands |
Source:CricketArchive,2 February 2016 |
Adrian Anselm King (born 8 March 1952) is a West Indian former cricketer who played both for the Windward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket and for Bermuda internationally.
King was born in Canouan,Saint Vincent. [1] He made his first-class debut for the Windwards in July 1973,in a friendly match against the Leeward Islands. [2] King did not play at first-class level again for almost five years. He re-appeared in April 1978,against the touring Australians,and marked his return with a ten-wicket haul –6/50 in the first innings and 4/34 in the second. [3] Despite this performance,King never again played at first-class level,as later in the year he moved to Bermuda for his job as a policeman. [4]
After several years of club cricket on the island,King was selected to make his international debut for Bermuda at the 1982 ICC Trophy,played in England. [5] He played in all seven of his team's matches,and took eight wickets,which was the fourth-most for Bermuda (behind Elvin James,Winston Trott,and Noel Gibbons). [6] His best performance,3/23 from seven overs,came against Bangladesh,while he also recorded figures of 2/15 against Malaysia and 2/23 against Papua New Guinea. [5] King last played for Bermuda in January 1983,in a series of a games against Jamaica. [7] In the second of two four-day matches played,he took first-innings figures of 5/85,which included the wicket of West Indies international Jeff Dujon. [8]
King's daughter,Arantxa King,represented Bermuda in track and field events at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [9]
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