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Richard King (New Zealand cricketer)

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Richard King
Personal information
Full name
Richard 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.[1]

King was born at Wellington in 1973.[2] 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.[3]

References

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  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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