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'''Reon Dane King''' (born 6 October 1975) is a former West Indian [[cricket]]er. King played 19 [[Test cricket|Test matches]] and 50 [[One Day International]]s for the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]. He also appeared for Guyana, Northerns and Durham in his cricketing career.<ref name=":0" /> |
'''Reon Dane King''' (born 6 October 1975) is a former West Indian [[cricket]]er. King played 19 [[Test cricket|Test matches]] and 50 [[One Day International]]s for the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]. He also appeared for Guyana, Northerns and Durham in his cricketing career.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Tall, athletic and with a slinky runup similar to [[Michael Holding]]'s, he was arguably the Windies fastest bowler at the end of the 1990s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Reon King|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52294.html|access-date=2020-12-26|website=Cricinfo}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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| Full name | Reon Dane King | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1975 (age 48) Good Fortune, West Coast, Demerara, Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 224) | 15 January 1999 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 3 June 2005 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 89) | 31 October 1998 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 1 February 2005 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reon Dane King (born 6 October 1975) is a former West Indian cricketer. King played 19 Test matches and 50 One Day Internationals for the West Indies. He also appeared for Guyana, Northerns and Durham in his cricketing career.[1]
Tall, athletic and with a slinky runup similar to Michael Holding's, he was arguably the Windies fastest bowler at the end of the 1990s.[1]
Personal life
He was born in Goed Fortuin, but grew up in Newtown Kitty. He attended St Joseph's High School where he was encouraged to join the GCC. King made his Under-19 debut for Guyana in the 1993 Northern Telecom Regional Youth Championship.[2]
In 2007 he began coaching cricket.[3]
He manages Genesis Fitness Gym, which is owned by his wife.[2]
International career
He enjoyed a successful home season in 1999–2000, taking his first Test five-for against Zimbabwe in Jamaica. Two months later, after setting up a tight win over Pakistan, he and Franklyn Rose seemed almost ready to succeed Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh. But both fell away during the 2000 tour of England, where King was said to be troubled by a heel injury. An introverted character and a genuine No. 10, King was a forgotten man for four years, until he was recalled for the home series against South Africa in 2004–05, when a raft of leading players were sidelined by a contract dispute.[4]
King was a strong performer in ODIs, rising to fourth in the ICC Rankings in 2000 and finishing with 76 wickets at 23.77, the fourth lowest ODI bowling average by a West Indian after Joel Garner (18.84), Colin Croft (20.35) and Michael Holding (21.36). His performances went unnoticed by the selectors, who picked him for just two games after 2001.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Reon King". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b "King was destined for Greatness but never got there Despite being Guyana's 2nd most successful Test pacer". Kaieteur News. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Reon King: Fast, hungry and promising, but restricted to glimpses of brilliance". Cricket Country. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Devers, Sean (23 April 2020). "King was destined for Greatness but never got there Despite being Guyana's 2nd most successful Test pacer". Kaieteur News. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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