Reon King

Reon Dane King (born 6 October 1975) is a former West Indian cricketer who has played 19 Tests and 50 One Day Internationals for the West Indies.

Reon King
Personal information
Full nameReon Dane King
Born6 October 1975 (1975-10-06) (age 44)
Good Fortune, West Coast, Demerara, Guyana
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 224)15 January 1999 v South Africa
Last Test3 June 2005 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 89)31 October 1998 v India
Last ODI1 February 2005 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 19 50
Runs scored 66 65
Batting average 3.47 7.22
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score 12* 12*
Balls bowled 3442 2603
Wickets 53 76
Bowling average 32.69 23.77
5 wickets in innings 1 -
10 wickets in match - n/a
Best bowling 5/51 4/25
Catches/stumpings 2/- 4/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 January 2017

An athletic paceman from Guyana with a slinky run sometimes compared to Michael Holding's, King bowls through that run rather than setting himself at the crease, but was still considered to be West Indies' fastest bowler at the end of the 1990s.

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.

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.

International record

Test 5 Wicket hauls
#FiguresMatchOpponentVenueCityCountryYear
15/515 ZimbabweSabina ParkKingstonJamaica2000

International awards

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards
S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 Pakistan National Cricket Stadium, St. George's 16 April 2000 DNB ; 10-0-38-3  West Indies won by 85 runs.[1]
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References
  1. "1999-2000 Cable & Wireless One Day Series - 6th Match - West Indies v Pakistan - St. George's, Grenada". HowStat. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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