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New Zealand cricketer

Richard King
Personal information
Full nameRichard Terrence King
Born (1973-04-23) 23 April 1973 (age 51)
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow-medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990/91–1992/93Southland
1991/92–1995/96Otago
1996/97–2000/01Auckland
2001/02Hawke's Bay
2001/02Central Districts
2002/03Auckland
FC debut16 January 1992 Otago v Auckland
Last FC10 December 2002 Auckland v Central Districts
LA debut30 December 1994 Otago v Auckland
Last LA25 January 2002 Central Districts v Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 41 17
Runs scored 1,775 342
Batting average 24.65 26.30
100s/50s 3/7 0/2
Top score 130* 55
Catches/stumpings 29/– 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2016

Richard Terrence King (born 23 April 1973) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland, Central Districts and Otago between the 1991–92 and 2002–03 seasons.

King was born at Wellington in 1973. He played Hawke Cup cricket for Southland in 1990–91 before making his first-class debut for Otago the following season.

In a career that spanned twelve seasons, King played for Otago, Auckland and Central Districts in first-class and List A cricket. As well as Southland, he played in the Hawke Cup for Auckland, Auckland-Waitakere and Hawke's Bay. He made a total of 41 first-class, 17 List A and nine Hawke Cup appearances, scoring 1,775 first-class runs. His three centuries in first-class cricket included an unbeaten 130, made for Auckland against Otago in 1998–99.

References

  1. Richard King, CricInfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 76. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. Richard King, CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. (subscription required)

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