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{{short description|West Indian cricketer}} | {{short description|West Indian cricketer}} | ||
{{Infobox cricketer | {{Infobox cricketer | ||
| name | | name = Lester King | ||
| image = Lester_King_A_Cr_Nov_68.jpg | | image = Lester_King_A_Cr_Nov_68.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = King in 1968 | ||
| batting = Right- | | fullname = Lester Anthony King | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date text|27 February 1939}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Saint Catherine Parish|Saint Catherine]], [[Jamaica]] | |||
| death_date = {{Death-date and age|9 July 1998|27 February 1939}} | |||
| death_place = [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica | |||
| batting = Right-handed | |||
| bowling = Right-arm fast | | bowling = Right-arm fast | ||
| club1 = [[Jamaica cricket team|Jamaica]] | |||
| year1 = {{nowrap|1961/62–1967/68}} | |||
| club2 = [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] | |||
| year2 = {{nowrap|1962/63}} | |||
| columns = 2 | | columns = 2 | ||
| column1 = [[Test cricket| | | column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]] | ||
| matches1 = 2 | | matches1 = 2 | ||
| runs1 = 41 | | runs1 = 41 | ||
| bat avg1 = 10.25 | | bat avg1 = 10.25 | ||
| 100s/50s1 = | | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | ||
| top score1 = 20 | | top score1 = 20 | ||
| deliveries1 = 476 | | deliveries1 = 476 | ||
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| bowl avg1 = 17.11 | | bowl avg1 = 17.11 | ||
| fivefor1 = 1 | | fivefor1 = 1 | ||
| tenfor1 = | | tenfor1 = 0 | ||
| best bowling1 = 5/46 | | best bowling1 = 5/46 | ||
| catches/stumpings1= 2/ | | catches/stumpings1= 2/– | ||
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] | | column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] | ||
| matches2 = 62 | | matches2 = 62 | ||
| runs2 = 1,404 | | runs2 = 1,404 | ||
| bat avg2 = 20.64 | | bat avg2 = 20.64 | ||
| 100s/50s2 = | | 100s/50s2 = 0/6 | ||
| top score2 = 89 | | top score2 = 89 | ||
| deliveries2 = | | deliveries2 = 9,742 | ||
| wickets2 = 142 | | wickets2 = 142 | ||
| bowl avg2 = 31.42 | | bowl avg2 = 31.42 | ||
| fivefor2 = 3 | | fivefor2 = 3 | ||
| tenfor2 = | | tenfor2 = 0 | ||
| best bowling2 = 5/46 | | best bowling2 = 5/46 | ||
| catches/stumpings2= 38/ | | catches/stumpings2= 38/– | ||
| international = true | | international = true | ||
| country = West | | country = West Indies | ||
| testdebutagainst = India | |||
| testdebutagainst = | |||
| testdebutdate = 13 April | | testdebutdate = 13 April | ||
| testdebutyear = 1962 | | testdebutyear = 1962 | ||
| lasttestdate = 28 March | | lasttestdate = 28 March | ||
| lasttestagainst = England | |||
| lasttestagainst = | |||
| lasttestyear = 1968 | | lasttestyear = 1968 | ||
| source = | | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/lester-king-52293 ESPNcricinfo | ||
| date = | | date = 31 October | ||
| year = | | year = 2022 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Lester Anthony King''' (February | '''Lester Anthony King''' (27 February 1939 – 9 July 1998) was a [[West Indies cricket team|West Indian]] international [[cricket]]er from Jamaica who played in two [[Test cricket|Test matches]], one in 1962 and the other in 1968.<ref name="espncricinfo">{{cite web |title=Lester King |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/lester-king-52293 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 September 2023}}</ref> On his debut, in April 1962, he took 5 for 46 in the first innings of the Fifth Test against [[India cricket team|India]] at [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62915.html |title=5th Test: West Indies v India at Kingston, Apr 13–18, 1962 |access-date=18 December 2011|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Jamaica cricket team|Jamaica]] from 1961 to 1968.<ref>{{cite web |title=First-Class Matches played by Lester King |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1188/First-Class_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=24 September 2023}}</ref> | ||
==Cricket career== | |||
King was a right-arm fast bowler who had played only two first-class matches before being selected to play Test cricket. Despite taking seven wickets in a West Indies victory in his first Test, he lost his place in the team to [[Charlie Griffith]], who formed a powerful Test pace attack with [[Wes Hall]] and [[Garry Sobers]] throughout the 1960s.<ref name="espncricinfo"/> He toured [[West Indian cricket team in England in 1976|England in 1963]], [[West Indian cricket team in India and Ceylon in 1966–67|India in 1966–67]], and [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1968–69|Australia]] and [[West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1968–69|New Zealand in 1968–69]], without playing a Test on any of his tours.<ref name="espncricinfo"/> | |||
King was one of four West Indian fast bowlers who played a season of domestic cricket in India in 1962–63 in order to give Indian batsmen more experience of playing fast bowling.<ref>[[Mihir Bose]], ''A History of Indian Cricket'', Andre Deutsch, London, 1990, p. 231.</ref> He played for [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] and [[East Zone cricket team|East Zone]], taking 19 wickets in six matches with a best return of 5 for 146 in Bengal's victory in the [[Ranji Trophy]] quarter-final against [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bengal v Hyderabad 1962-63 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1962-63/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/BENG_HYD_RJI-QF_22-25FEB1963.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 September 2023}}</ref> He played [[Lancashire League (cricket)|Lancashire League]] cricket for [[Rawtenstall Cricket Club|Rawtenstall]] in 1964 and 1965.<ref name="espncricinfo"/> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | *{{cricinfo|id=52293}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Lester}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Lester}} | ||
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[[Category:1998 deaths]] | [[Category:1998 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:West Indies Test cricketers]] | [[Category:West Indies Test cricketers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Cricketers from Saint Catherine Parish]] | ||
[[Category:Jamaican cricketers]] | [[Category:Jamaican cricketers]] | ||
[[Category:East Zone cricketers]] | [[Category:East Zone cricketers]] | ||
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[[Category:Jamaica cricketers]] | [[Category:Jamaica cricketers]] | ||
[[Category:Bengal cricketers]] | [[Category:Bengal cricketers]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Jamaican sportsmen]] | |||
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| Full name | Lester Anthony King | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Template:Birth date text Saint Catherine, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 July 1998 (aged 59) Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 13 April 1962 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 28 March 1968 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1961/62–1967/68 | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962/63 | Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lester Anthony King (27 February 1939 – 9 July 1998) was a West Indian international cricketer from Jamaica who played in two Test matches, one in 1962 and the other in 1968.[1] On his debut, in April 1962, he took 5 for 46 in the first innings of the Fifth Test against India at Sabina Park, Kingston.[2] He played first-class cricket for Jamaica from 1961 to 1968.[3]
Cricket career[edit | edit source]
King was a right-arm fast bowler who had played only two first-class matches before being selected to play Test cricket. Despite taking seven wickets in a West Indies victory in his first Test, he lost his place in the team to Charlie Griffith, who formed a powerful Test pace attack with Wes Hall and Garry Sobers throughout the 1960s.[1] He toured England in 1963, India in 1966–67, and Australia and New Zealand in 1968–69, without playing a Test on any of his tours.[1]
King was one of four West Indian fast bowlers who played a season of domestic cricket in India in 1962–63 in order to give Indian batsmen more experience of playing fast bowling.[4] He played for Bengal and East Zone, taking 19 wickets in six matches with a best return of 5 for 146 in Bengal's victory in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Hyderabad.[5] He played Lancashire League cricket for Rawtenstall in 1964 and 1965.[1]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Lester King". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ↑ "5th Test: West Indies v India at Kingston, Apr 13–18, 1962". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Lester King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ↑ Mihir Bose, A History of Indian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, London, 1990, p. 231.
- ↑ "Bengal v Hyderabad 1962-63". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2023.