Alana King

Alana King
King on the field for WA in September 2022
King on the field for Western Australia in 2022
Personal information
Full name
Alana Maria King
Born (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995 (age 29)
Clarinda, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 181)27 January 2022 v England
Last Test21 December 2023 v England
ODI debut (cap 147)3 February 2022 v England
Last ODI7 February 2024 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 57)20 January 2022 v England
Last T20I18 February 2023 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.27
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015/16–2020/21Melbourne Stars
2016/17–2019/20Victoria
2020/21–presentWestern Australia
2021/22–presentPerth Scorchers
2022Supernovas
2022–presentTrent Rockets
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 4 26 22 70
Runs scored 50 91 27 471
Batting average 10.00 15.16 13.50 15.19
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 21 28* 18* 34
Balls bowled 494 1,077 391 2,125
Wickets 4 37 21 91
Bowling average 60.50 21.40 19.52 23.35
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 – – –
Best bowling 2/39 4/26 4/8 5/12
Catches/stumpings 1/– 9/– 6/– 27/–
Medal record
Women's cricket
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham
World Cup
Winner 2022 New Zealand
T20 World Cup
Winner 2023 South Africa
Source: CricketArchive, 18 February 2024

Alana Maria King (born 22 November 1995) is an Australian international cricketer. She also plays domestic cricket for Western Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Perth Scorchers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).[1][2] An all-rounder, she bowls right-arm leg spin and bats right-handed.[3] She previously played for Victoria and Melbourne Stars.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Western Australia". WACA. Cricket Network. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Players". Perth Scorchers. Cricket Network. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Alana King". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ^ Amy, Paul (4 May 2016). "Come in spinner: Prahran's Alana King snares Victorian contract". Stonnington Leader. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Meet our ambassador, Alana King". Maddie Riewolt's Vision website. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.