| Daniel King | |
| Country: | Australia |
| Fullname: | Daniel Alexander King |
| Birth Date: | 1983 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightinch: | 7 |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 2009–2010 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 191 |
| Bat Avg1: | 63.66 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/0 |
| Top Score1: | 189 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 10 July |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/6219.html Cricinfo |
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 for 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]