Emma Louise King (born 25 March 1992) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-arm off-break bowler and right-handed batter. She played domestic cricket for Western Australia from her debut in the 2009–10 season.[1] In the 2013–14 Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup, she was the leading wicket-taker with 13 wickets which included a performance of 4/9 against the New South Wales Breakers. More recently she claimed six wickets in the 2016-17 WNCL tournament.[2] She also played for the Perth Scorchers in both the first season and second season of the Women's Big Bash League Twenty20 competition.[3]
.jpg) King bowling for Western Fury, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Emma Louise King | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1992 Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009/10–2020/21 | Western Australia (squad no. 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–2020/21 | Perth Scorchers (squad no. 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 27 March 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of December 2016[update], King was employed as a physical education teacher at St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls in Mosman Park, a suburb of Perth.[4]
In November 2018, she was named in the Perth Scorchers squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[5][6]
On 20 March 2021, King announced her retirement from professional cricket.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Emma King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Emma King | Stats, Bio, Facts and Career Info".
- ^ "Emma King | Perth Scorchers - BBL".
- ^ Battrick, Jake (2 December 2016). "Cricket: five western suburbs players in Perth Schorchers' Women's Big Bash League squad". Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ Raynor, Bonnie (20 March 2021). "Western Australia stalwart off-spinner Emma King calls time on illustrious 12-year cricket career". The West Australian. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Western Australia off-spinner Emma King retires from professional cricket". Women'sCricZone. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Emma King (cricketer) at Wikimedia Commons
- Emma King at ESPNcricinfo
- Emma King at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Emma King at Cricket Australia
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