# Reon King > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Reon_King > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Reon_King.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reon_King > Source revision: 1271132182 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) West Indian cricketer Reon King Personal information Full name Reon Dane King Born 6 October 1975 (1975-10-06) (age 50) Good Fortune, West Coast, Demerara, Guyana Batting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm fast-medium International information National side West Indies (1998–2005) Test debut (cap 224) 15 January 1999 v South Africa Last Test 3 June 2005 v Pakistan ODI debut (cap 89) 31 October 1998 v India Last ODI 1 February 2005 v Pakistan Career statistics Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 19 50 95 125 Runs scored 66 65 444 129 Batting average 3.47 7.22 5.84 7.16 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 12* 12* 30 14* Balls bowled 3,442 2,603 16,120 6,102 Wickets 53 76 293 170 Bowling average 32.69 23.77 27.48 25.66 5 wickets in innings 1 0 11 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0 Best bowling 5/51 4/25 7/82 4/25 Catches/stumpings 2/– 4/– 16/– 14/– Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 January 2024 **Reon Dane King** (born 6 October 1975) is a former West Indian [cricketer](/source/Cricket). King played 19 [Test matches](/source/Test_cricket) and 50 [One Day Internationals](/source/One_Day_International) for the [West Indies](/source/West_Indies_cricket_team). He also appeared for Guyana, Northerns and Durham in his cricketing career.[1] Tall, athletic and with a slinky runup similar to [Michael Holding](/source/Michael_Holding)'s, he was arguably the Windies fastest bowler at the end of the 1990s.[1] ## Personal life He was born in [Goed Fortuin](/source/Goed_Fortuin), but grew up in Newtown Kitty. He attended St Joseph's High School where he was encouraged to join the GCC. King made his Under-19 debut for Guyana in the 1993 Northern Telecom Regional Youth Championship.[2] In 2007 he began coaching cricket.[3] Later, he presumed the role of officiating as umpire and match referee in both men and women cricket. He manages Genesis Fitness Gym, which is owned by his wife.[2] ## International career 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](/source/Franklyn_Rose) seemed almost ready to succeed [Curtly Ambrose](/source/Curtly_Ambrose) and [Courtney Walsh](/source/Courtney_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](/source/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.[2][4] King was a strong performer in ODIs, rising to fourth in the ICC Rankings in 2000 and finishing with 76 wickets at 23.77. His remains the fourth lowest ODI bowling average by a West Indian after [Joel Garner](/source/Joel_Garner) (18.84), [Colin Croft](/source/Colin_Croft) (20.35) and [Michael Holding](/source/Michael_Holding) (21.36).[1][5] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) ["Reon King"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52294.html). *Cricinfo*. Retrieved 26 December 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_2-2) ["King was destined for Greatness but never got there Despite being Guyana's 2nd most successful Test pacer"](https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2020/04/23/king-was-destined-for-greatness-but-never-got-there-despite-being-guyanas-2nd-most-successful-test-pacer/). *Kaieteur News*. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Reon King: Fast, hungry and promising, but restricted to glimpses of brilliance"](https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/reon-king-fast-hungry-and-promising-but-restricted-to-glimpses-of-brilliance-31774). *Cricket Country*. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Digicel's Guyanese International Cricketer No. 22"](https://guyanachronicle.com/2010/11/07/digicels-guyanese-international-cricketer-no-22/). *Kaieteur News*. 7 November 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["West Indies ODI matches bowling best career bowling average"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/bowling-best-career-bowling-average/west-indies-4/one-day-internationals-2). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 22 January 2024. v t e West Indies squad – 1999 Cricket World Cup 1 Lara (c) 2 Chanderpaul 3 Powell 4 Williams 5 Campbell 6 Arthurton 7 Jacobs (wk) 8 Simmons 9 Ambrose 10 Walsh 11 Adams 12 Bryan 13 Dillon 14 Perry 15 King Coach: Marshall Hooper was named in the original squad, but was replaced by Powell following his retirement --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Reon King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reon_King) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reon_King?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.