Richard King (English cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Richard King (English cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1984

Place of Birth: Hitchin, England, United Kingdom

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Richard Eric King (born 3 January 1984) is a former English cricketer.
King was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium-fast.
He was born at Hitchin, Hertfordshire and educated at Bedford Modern School.King made his debut in List-A cricket for the Northamptonshire Cricket Board against the Leicestershire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001.
His second and final List-A match for the Board came in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against the Yorkshire Cricket Board which was played in 2002. King made his first-class debut for Loughborough UCCE against Somerset in 2003.
From 2003 to 2008, he represented Loughborough UCCE in 11 first-class matches, the last of which came against Worcestershire.
In 2005, King played a single first-class match for Northamptonshire against the touring Bangladeshis.
During the same season he also represented the county in a single List-A match against Gloucestershire in the totesport League.In 2007, King also represented the Marylebone Cricket Club in a single first-class match against Sri Lanka A.
In his combined first-class career, he played 13 matches during which he scored 207 runs at a batting average of 12.17, with a high score of 31.
With the ball he took 17 wickets at a bowling average of 55.35, with best figures of 4/34.
In the 3 List-A matches he played, he scored 2 runs and took 2 wickets at an average of 46.00, with best figures of 2/39.