Country: | England |
Fullname: | Frank King |
Birth Date: | 6 April 1911 |
Birth Place: | Lewisham, London, England |
Death Place: | Sherborne, Dorset, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
Club1: | Dorset |
Year1: | 1937 - 1954 |
Club2: | Cambridge University |
Year2: | 1934 - 1935 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 10 |
Runs1: | 68 |
Bat Avg1: | 6.80 |
100S/50S1: | - / - |
Top Score1: | 16 |
Deliveries1: | 1,509 |
Wickets1: | 22 |
Bowl Avg1: | 27.95 |
Fivefor1: | 2 |
Tenfor1: | - |
Best Bowling1: | 6/64 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/ - |
Date: | 21 November |
Year: | 2011 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16031.html Cricinfo |
Frank King (6 April 1911 - 1 November 1996) was an English cricketer. King was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Lewisham, London and educated at Dulwich College.
King made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Northamptonshire in 1934. He made nine further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against the Free Foresters in 1935.[1] In his ten first-class appearances, he scored 68 runs at an average of 6.80, with a high score of 16 not out.[2] With the ball, he took 22 wickets at a bowling average of 27.95, with best figures of 6/64.[3] These figures, which were one of two five wicket hauls he took, came against Worcestershire in 1934.[4]
In 1937, King made his debut for Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. He played for Dorset after World War II, making a total of 49 Minor Counties Championship appearances from 1937 to 1954.[5]
He died at Sherborne, Dorset on 1 November 1996.