James King (cricketer, born 1869), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James King (cricketer, born 1869)

English cricketer (Staffordshire, Leicestershire)

Date of Birth: 03-May-1869

Place of Birth: Lutterworth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1948

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About James King (cricketer, born 1869)

  • James King (3 May 1869 – 8 March 1948) was an English cricketer.
  • King was a right-handed batsman whose bowling style is unknown.
  • He was born at Lutterworth, Leicestershire. King made his debut for Staffordshire in the counties first Minor Counties Championship match against Cheshire in 1895, a match in which he became the first Staffordshire batsman to make a half century in minor counties cricket.
  • He made seven further Minor Counties Championship appearances for Staffordshire, the last of which came against Northumberland in 1896.
  • Three years later he made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Yorkshire at Grace Road in the 1899 County Championship.
  • He made six further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey at The Oval in the 1905 County Championship.
  • In his seven matches, he scored a total of 83 runs at an average of 10.37, with a high score of 24 not out.
  • With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 73.00.He died at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire on 8 March 1948.
  • His son John King played first-class cricket, while his brother, also called John King, played Test cricket for England.

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