Adrian Anselm King (born 8 March 1952) is a West Indian former

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er who played both for the

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in West Indian domestic cricket and for

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internationally. King was born in

Canouan Canouan () is an island in the Grenadines. It is a small island, measuring only and has a surface of 7.6 km2. It lies approximately south of the island of St. Vincent. The population is about 1,700. A barrier reef runs along the Atlant ...

, Saint Vincent. He made his first-class debut for the Windwards in July 1973, in a friendly match against the

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. King did not play at first-class level again for almost five years. He re-appeared in April 1978, against the touring Australians, and marked his return with a

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– 6/50 in the first innings and 4/34 in the second. Despite this performance, King never again played at first-class level, as later in the year he moved to Bermuda for his job as a policeman. After several years of club cricket on the island, King was selected to make his international debut for Bermuda at the

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, played in England.ICC Trophy matches played by Adrian King
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2016. He played in all seven of his team's matches, and took eight wickets, which was the fourth-most for Bermuda (behind Elvin James, Winston Trott, and Noel Gibbons). His best performance, 3/23 from seven overs, came against

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, while he also recorded figures of 2/15 against

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and 2/23 against

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. King last played for Bermuda in January 1983, in a series of a games against

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. In the second of two four-day matches played, he took first-innings figures of 5/85, which included the wicket of West Indies international

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. King's daughter,

Arantxa King Arantxa King (born 27 November 1989) is a Bermudian athlete competing in the long jump. Biography King was born in Paget Parish, Bermuda on 27 November 1989. Her mother, Branwen Smith-King, is a former Bermuda national track and field team mem ...

, represented Bermuda in track and field events at the

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.(21 June 2012)
"Bermudan Long Jumper Gets Wild-Card Entry"
– ''

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). Retrieved 7 MArch 2016.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Adrian 1952 births Living people Bermudian cricketers People from Canouan Saint Vincent and the Grenadines cricketers Immigrants to Bermuda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines emigrants Windward Islands cricketers