Sidney King (1885–1972) was an English
cricket
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er. King's
batting Batting may refer to:
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style is unknown. He was born at
Rushden
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The parish of Rushden covers an area of some . The population of Rushde ...
,
Northamptonshire
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two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
.
King made his
first-class debut for
Northamptonshire
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two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
against
Gloucestershire
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The county town is the city of Gl ...
in the
1907 County Championship. He made three further first-class appearances, the last of which came against
Hampshire
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in the
1908 County Championship. In his four first-class matches, he scored 47 runs at an
average
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of 9.40, with a high score of 23.
He died at the town of his birth sometime in 1977.
References
External links
Sidney Kingat
ESPNcricinfo
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Sidney Kingat CricketArchive
1885 births
1972 deaths
People from Rushden
English cricketers
Northamptonshire cricketers
Cricketers from Northamptonshire
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