# Jasper King

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**Robert Jasper Stuart King**, also known as **Robert Stuart-King** (10 May 1909 – 11 May 1992), was an English [cricketer](/source/Cricket).

## Family

King was born in [Leigh-on-Sea](/source/Leigh-on-Sea) to a family of [Anglican](/source/Anglican) [priests](/source/Priest). His father, [Robert King](/source/Robert_King_(footballer)) was Rector of [St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea](/source/St_Clement's_Church,_Leigh-on-Sea), from 1892 to 1950,[1] and his grandfather, Walker King, had been Rector of the same church from 1859 to 1892. Among his other clerical relatives was his great-uncle, [Edward King](/source/Edward_King_(Bishop_of_Lincoln)), who was [Bishop of Lincoln](/source/Bishop_of_Lincoln) from 1885 to 1910 and was famously prosecuted for [ritualistic practices](/source/Ritualism).

## Cricketing career and later life

King was captain of cricket at [Felsted School](/source/Felsted_School).[2]

Later, he was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played for [Essex](/source/Essex_County_Cricket_Club). He represented Essex in one match during the 1928 season, scoring just three runs from the lower-order, and conceding 20 runs from 7 overs in the ball in his two bowling spells.[3]

King moved to South Africa in his early fifties, and umpired 29 first-class cricket matches in total, mostly in the [Currie Cup](/source/Currie_Cup) during the 1960s and 1970s.

He moved back to England late in his life, after umpiring his final game at the age of 70, and died at [Westcliff-on-Sea](/source/Westcliff-on-Sea), Essex, the day after his 83rd birthday.

## References

1. [\[1\]](http://www.stclementschurch.org.uk/?page=history) Saint Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea

1. [\[2\]](http://archives.felsted.org/of/lookupOF/index.php)[dead link] Felsted School Archives

1. [\[3\]](https://cricketarchive.com/Players/4/4928/4928.html) Cricket Archive, Robert King

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