Personal information | ||||
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Full name | Ian Metcalfe King | |||
Born | 10 November 1931 Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
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Batting style | Left-handed | |||
Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
Domestic team information | ||||
Years | Team | |||
1957 | Essex | |||
1952–1955 | Warwickshire | |||
Career statistics | ||||
Competition | First-class | |||
Matches | 81 | |||
Runs scored | 476 | |||
Batting average | 8.35 | |||
100s/50s | –/– | |||
Top score | 33 | |||
Balls bowled | 11,847 | |||
Wickets | 129 | |||
Bowling average | 28.72 | |||
5 wickets in innings | 1 | |||
10 wickets in match | – | |||
Best bowling | 5/59 | |||
Catches/stumpings | 60/– | |||
Source: Cricinfo, 10 October 2011 |
Ian Metcalfe King (born 10 November 1931) is a former English cricketer. King was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Leeds, Yorkshire.
King made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Kent in the 1952 County Championship. He made 52 further first-class appearances for Warwickshire, the last of which came against Essex in the 1955 County Championship.[1] In his 53 first-class appearances for Warwickshire, he took 95 wickets at an average of 26.94, with best figures of 5/59.[2] These figures, which were his only first-class five wicket haul, came against Essex in 1954.[3] This season was also his most successful for Warwickshire, with King maintaining a regular starting place throughout that season. He took 71 wickets at an average of 23.84 in that season.[4] A tailend batsman, King scored 345 runs at an average of 8.21, with a high score of 29 not out.[5] King left Warwickshire at the end of the 1956 season.
He joined Essex in 1957, making his first-class debut for the county against Cambridge University. He made 27 further appearances that season, the last of which came against Surrey in the County Championship.[1] King performed well with the ball in what was his only season with Essex, taking 34 wickets at an average of 33.70, with best figures of 4/25.[2] He scored 131 runs that season, which came at an average of 8.73, with a high score of 33, which was his highest first-class score.[5] Throughout his first-class career he was an able fielder, taking 60 catches. His best season was in 1957, when he held 29 catches in his 28 matches.[6]