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Full name | Daniel Alexander King | ||||||||||||||
Born | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | 26 February 1983||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,10 July 2020 |
Dr Daniel Alexander King (born 26 February 1983) is an Australian academic who lectures in Classics and a former first-class cricketer.
King was born in Canberra,and studied Classics at the Australian National University. [1] He completed an MA in Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Exeter,then gained a DPhil at Merton College at the University of Oxford. [2] [1]
While studying at Oxford,King made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Matches of 2009 and 2010. [3] In the 2010 fixture,King scored 189 runs opening the batting in the Oxford first innings of 611 for 5 declared,sharing in an opening partnership of 259 in 218 minutes with Sam Agarwal. He then kept wicket through the two Cambridge innings,taking two catches and not conceding a bye as Oxford went on to an innings victory. [4] In his two innings in the 2009 match he had scored just 2 runs. [5]
Since 2012 King has taught classics at the University of Exeter,where he is Leventis Lecturer in the Impact of Greek Culture. [1] [6]
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