Reon King
INTL CAREER: 1998 - 2005
Full Name
Reon Dane King
Born
October 06, 1975, Good Fortune, West Coast, Demerara, Guyana
Age
48y 211d
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Bowler
Other
Umpire, Referee, Coach
Wisden overview
An athletic paceman from Guyana with a slinky run sometimes compared to Michael Holding's, King bowls through that run rather than setting himself at the crease, but was still considered to be West Indies' fastest bowler at the end of the 1990s. He enjoyed a successful home season in 1999-2000, taking his first Test five-for against Zimbabwe in Jamaica. Two months later, after setting up a tight win over Pakistan, he and Franklyn Rose seemed almost ready to succeed Ambrose and Walsh. But both fell away during the 2000 tour of England, where King was said to be troubled by a heel injury. An introverted character and a genuine No. 10, King was a forgotten man for four years, until he was recalled for the home series against South Africa in 2004-05, when a raft of leading players were sidelined by a contract dispute. Simon Briggs
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