Matt King (cricketer)
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| Full name | Matthew John King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 1994 Basingstoke, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–2014 | Hampshire (squad no. 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew John King (born 25 February 1994) is an English former cricketer.
King was born in Basingstoke in February 1994. He was educated in Basingstoke at Fort Hill Community School. He was member of the cricket academy at Hampshire,[1] King made his senior debut for Hampshire in a List A one-day match against Bangladesh A at the Rose Bowl in 2013,[2] which Hampshire won by 8 runs;[1] he was dismissed for 8 runs by Robiul Islam in Hampshire's innings of 223 all out, while with his right-arm fast-medium bowling, he bowled three wicketless overs.[3] He made a further one-day appearance for Hampshire in 2014, playing against Sri Lanka A,[2] again going wicketless.[4] King subsequently toured the United Arab Emirates with the Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers in 2015, who played a number of first-class counties in pre-season friendly matches.[5] After a period playing club cricket for Weybridge in Surrey, King joined Basingstoke and North Hants in 2016, a club where he had spent his youth.[6]
References
- ^ a b Merry, Graham (10 August 2013). "Matt King Enjoys Winning Hampshire Debut". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ a b "List A Matches played by Matt King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Hampshire v Bangladesh A, Bangladesh A in England 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Hampshire v Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka A in England and Ireland 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Basingstoke Bowler Matt King Travels to Dubai With MCC Young Cricketers". Basingstoke Gazette. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ Vimpany, Mike (14 January 2016). "Mitch Stokes is New Basingstoke and North Hants Skipper". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 21 July 2025.