Leonard John King (born 31 July 1941) was an Australian

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umpire from

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. He umpired 6

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between 1989 and 1993. His first match was between

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and the

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on 26 January to 30 January 1989, won by Australia by 7 wickets, with

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scoring a century and

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a career-best 11 wickets and 75 runs, "an all-round performance seldom surpassed in Test cricket," according to

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. King's partner was

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. King's last Test match was also between Australia and the

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on 23 January to 26 January 1993, a fluctuating match won by the visitors by a mere one run when Australia's No. 11,

Craig McDermott Craig John McDermott (born 14 April 1965) is a former Australian cricketer. Between 1984 and 1996 he played 71 Tests for Australia, taking 291 wickets. Following the end of his playing career, he was the bowling coach for the Australian team fo ...

, was dismissed after a 40-run partnership with Tim May had brought Australia so close to victory. May and

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both took 5 wickets in an innings. King's colleague was

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. King umpired 23

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(ODI) matches between 1988 and 1993. In 1988 he umpired a women's ODI match. Altogether, he umpired 41 first-class matches in his career between 1984 and 1994.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Len 1941 births Living people Australian Test cricket umpires Australian One Day International cricket umpires

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