Len King (cricket umpire), Date of Birth

    

Len King (cricket umpire)

Australian cricket umpire

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1941

Profession: cricket umpire

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Len King (cricket umpire)

  • Leonard John King (born 31 July 1941) was an Australian Test cricket umpire from Victoria.He umpired 6 Test matches between 1989 and 1993.
  • His first match was between Australia and the West Indies at Sydney on 26 January to 30 January 1989, won by Australia by 7 wickets, with David Boon scoring a century and Allan Border a career-best 11 wickets and 75 runs, "an all-round performance seldom surpassed in Test cricket," according to Wisden.
  • King’s partner was Terry Prue. King’s last Test match was also between Australia and the West Indies at Adelaide on 23 January to 26 January 1993, a fluctuating match won by the visitors by a mere one run when Australia’s No.
  • 11, Craig McDermott, was dismissed after a 40-run partnership with Tim May had brought Australia so close to victory.
  • May and Merv Hughes both took 5 wickets in an innings.
  • King's colleague was Darrell Hair. King umpired 23 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1988 and 1993.
  • In 1988 he umpired a women’s ODI match.
  • Altogether, he umpired 41 first-class matches in his career between 1984 and 1994.

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