West Indies / Players
Collis King
Full name Collis Llewellyn King
Born June 11, 1951, Fairview, Christ Church, Barbados
Current age 58 years 28 days
Major teams West Indies, Barbados, Glamorgan, Natal, Worcestershire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 9 | 16 | 3 | 418 | 100* | 32.15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| ODIs | 18 | 14 | 2 | 280 | 86 | 23.33 | 267 | 104.86 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| First-class | 125 | 202 | 25 | 6770 | 163 | 38.24 | 14 | 34 | 98 | 0 | |||
| List A | 136 | 122 | 16 | 2738 | 127 | 25.83 | 2 | 17 | 41 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 9 | 11 | 582 | 282 | 3 | 1/30 | 1/39 | 94.00 | 2.90 | 194.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 18 | 15 | 744 | 529 | 11 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 48.09 | 4.26 | 67.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 125 | 9279 | 4380 | 128 | 5/91 | 34.21 | 2.83 | 72.4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| List A | 136 | 5556 | 3725 | 108 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 34.49 | 4.02 | 51.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v West Indies at Manchester, Jul 8-13, 1976 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v West Indies at Leeds, Aug 7-12, 1980 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | England v West Indies at Scarborough, Aug 26, 1976 scorecard |
| Last ODI | England v West Indies at Lord's, May 30, 1980 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1972/73 - 1986/87 |
| List A span | 1975/76 - 1989/90 |
On the grandest stage in the biggest competition of them all, Collis became King for a day. June 1979. West Indies versus England in the final of the World Cup and his team were in trouble at 99 for four when he joined Viv Richards. Never before or since has such an occasion seen such an explosive, exotic totally instinctive display of batting. Never, for certain has Richards ,in royal form himself, been outshone quite so much. King made 86 from 66 balls, taking merciless toll from a weak England attack, and adding 139 with Richards in just 21 overs to put the match quite beyond England's grasp. He was never able to rise to the occasion in such a manner again. If he gave the ball a crack then it in no way equalled that which he gave life in general. His career was checked by his decision to join World Series Cricket and then effectively ended when he toured South Africa with the rebel West Indies side in 1982-83. He played a few more seasons for Natal in the Currie Cup afterwards, before retiring to England.
Mike Selvey
- The unforgiven (Mar 20, 2007)
- King puts Richards in the shade, and Handy Andy (Feb 19, 2007)
- Youthful King wants West Indies flair (Feb 18, 2007)
Feb 18, 2007
Collis King smashes a six as Alec Stewart watches on at the opening of the new Kensington Oval
© Nation Newspapers
Jun 5, 2001
Collis King Portrait
© Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Feb 13, 1983
Collis King on his way to 60 during the West Indies rebel tour of South Africa
© AllSport UK Ltd
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