Len King
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Leonard John King, was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from Victoria
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He umpired 6 Test matches
between 1989 and 1993. His first match was between Australia
and the West Indies
at Sydney
on 26 January to 30 January 1989, won by Australia by 7 wickets, with David Boon
scoring a century and Allan Border
a career-best 11 wickets and 75 runs “an all-round performance seldom surpassed in Test cricket”, according to Wisden. King’s partner was Terry Prue
.
King’s last Test match was also between Australia and the West Indies
at Adelaide
on 23 January to 26 January 1993, a fluctuating match won by the visitors by a mere one run when Australia’s No. 11, Craig McDermott
, was dismissed after a 40-run partnership with Tim May
had brought Australia so close to victory. May and Merv Hughes
both took 5 wickets in an innings. King’s colleague was Darrell Hair
.
King umpired 23 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1988 and 1993. In 1988 he umpired a women’s ODI match. Altogether, he umpired 41 first-class matches in his career between 1984 and 1994.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
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He umpired 6 Test matches
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
between 1989 and 1993. His first match was between Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
and the West Indies
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
at Sydney
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
on 26 January to 30 January 1989, won by Australia by 7 wickets, with David Boon
David Boon
David Clarence Boon MBE , nicknamed Boony, is a former Australian cricketer whose international playing career spanned the years 1984–1995...
scoring a century and Allan Border
Allan Border
Allan Robert Border AO is a former Australian cricketer. A batsman, Border was for many years the captain of the Australian team. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He played 156 Test matches in his career, a record until it was passed by fellow Australian Steve Waugh...
a career-best 11 wickets and 75 runs “an all-round performance seldom surpassed in Test cricket”, according to Wisden. King’s partner was Terry Prue
Terry Prue
Terry Arthur Prue, , was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from Western Australia.He umpired 9 Test matches between 1988 and 1994...
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King’s last Test match was also between Australia and the West Indies
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
at Adelaide
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
on 23 January to 26 January 1993, a fluctuating match won by the visitors by a mere one run when Australia’s No. 11, Craig McDermott
Craig McDermott
Craig John McDermott is a former Australian cricketer. He is currently the bowling coach for the Australian cricket team....
, was dismissed after a 40-run partnership with Tim May
Tim May
Timothy Brian Alexander May is a former cricketer for South Australia and Australia, who is currently a leading players' representative in his role as Chief Executive of the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations...
had brought Australia so close to victory. May and Merv Hughes
Merv Hughes
Mervyn Gregory Hughes is a former Australian cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he represented Australia between 1985 and 1994 in 53 Test matches, taking 212 wickets. He played 33 One Day Internationals, taking 38 wickets. He took a hat trick in a Test against the West Indies at the WACA in...
both took 5 wickets in an innings. King’s colleague was Darrell Hair
Darrell Hair
Darrell Bruce Hair is an Australian former Test match cricket umpire, from New South Wales. He stood on the Emirates International panel of umpires from 2002 to 2003, before he, along with fellow Australian Simon Taufel, and New Zealander Billy Bowden, was appointed to the ICC Elite umpire panel...
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King umpired 23 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1988 and 1993. In 1988 he umpired a women’s ODI match. Altogether, he umpired 41 first-class matches in his career between 1984 and 1994.