Emma King (cricketer)

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]

For the Australian rules footballer, see Emma King (footballer).
Emma King
King bowling for Western Fury, 2018
Personal information
Full name
Emma Louise King
Born (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992
Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2020/21Western Australia (squad no. 2)
2015/16–2020/21Perth Scorchers (squad no. 2)
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 67 102
Runs scored 349 170
Batting average 9.43 11.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 42 20*
Balls bowled 3,128 1,683
Wickets 76 68
Bowling average 29.38 25.51
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/17 4/9
Catches/stumpings 20/– 15/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 March 2021

As of December 2016, 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
  1. "Emma King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. "Emma King | Stats, Bio, Facts and Career Info".
  3. "Emma King | Perth Scorchers - BBL".
  4. Battrick, Jake (2 December 2016). "Cricket: five western suburbs players in Perth Schorchers' Women's Big Bash League squad". Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  6. "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  7. 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.
  8. "Western Australia off-spinner Emma King retires from professional cricket". Women'sCricZone. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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