James King (born 1855 – date of death unknown), also possibly known as John King,[1] was an English professional cricketer who played in three first-class cricket matches between 1881 and 1882.
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| Full name | James King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1855 Southampton, Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1881 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1882 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
King was born at Southampton in Hampshire in 1855.[2] He played twice in first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club in 1881 against MCC and Derbyshire before playing once the following year for Hampshire against Somerset.[1][3]
There is some doubt that the same man played for both Kent and Hampshire,[1] and very little is known about King's life.[4] It is possible that he was a carpenter and lived at Tonbridge in Kent with his wife, who was born in the town, at the 1881 Census.[1][4] His date of death is unknown.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), p. 310. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
- ^ James King, Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ^ a b James King, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-02-27. (subscription required)
- ^ a b Ambrose D (2003) A brief profile of James King, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-02-27. (subscription required)