 King in around 1905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Barton King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 19, 1873 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 17, 1965 (aged 91) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1893–1912 | Gentlemen of Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1894 | G.S. Patterson XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | September 29, 1893 Gentlemen of Philadelphia v Australians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | October 4, 1912 Gentlemen of Philadelphia v Australians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, August 18, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Barton "Bart" King (October 19, 1873 – October 17, 1965) was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. King was part of the Philadelphia team that played from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I. This period of cricket in the United States was dominated by "gentlemen cricketers"—men of independent wealth who did not need to work. King, an amateur from a middle-class family, was able to devote time to cricket thanks to a job set up by his teammates.
A skilled batsman who proved his worth as a bowler, King set numerous records in the continent of North America during his career and led the first-class bowling averages in England in 1908.[1] He successfully competed against the best cricketers from England and Australia. King was the dominant bowler on his team when it toured England in 1897, 1903, and 1908. He dismissed batsmen with his unique delivery, which he called the "angler", and helped develop the art of swing bowling in the sport.[2] Sir Pelham Warner described Bart King as "one of the finest bowlers of all time",[3] and Donald Bradman called him "America's greatest cricketing son."[4]
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