| Ian King | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Ian Metcalfe King |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightinch: | 11 |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Year1: | 1952–1955 |
| Club2: | Essex |
| Year2: | 1957 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 81 |
| Runs1: | 476 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.35 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 33 |
| Deliveries1: | 11,847 |
| Wickets1: | 129 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 28.72 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/59 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 60/– |
| Date: | 10 October |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15888.html Cricinfo |
Ian Metcalfe King (10 November 1931 - 31 March 2020) was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Leeds, Yorkshire.[1]
King attended Hanley Castle Grammar School, where he captained the First XI.[2] He made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Kent in the 1952 County Championship. He made 52 further first-class appearances for Warwickshire, the last of which came against Essex in the 1955 County Championship.[3]
He took 95 wickets for Warwickshire at an average of 26.94, with best figures of 5/59 against Essex in 1954.[4] [5] This season was also his most successful for Warwickshire, with King maintaining a regular starting place throughout that season. He took 71 wickets at an average of 23.84 in that season.[6] A tailend batsman, King scored 345 runs at an average of 8.21, with a high score of 29 not out.[7] King left Warwickshire at the end of the 1956 season.
He joined Essex in 1957, making his first-class debut for the county against Cambridge University. He made 27 further appearances that season, the last of which came against Surrey in the County Championship.[3] King performed well with the ball in what was his only season with Essex, taking 34 wickets at an average of 33.70, with best figures of 4/25.[4] He scored 131 runs that season at an average of 8.73, with a high score of 33, which was his highest first-class score.[7] Throughout his first-class career he was an able fielder, taking 60 catches. His best season was in 1957, when he held 29 catches in his 28 matches.[8]