Emma King (cricketer)

{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 1992)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2021}}

{{for|the Australian rules footballer|Emma King (footballer)}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Emma King

| female = true

| image = 2018–19 WF v SAS 18-09-23 King (04).jpg

| caption = King bowling for Western Fury, 2018

| country = Australia

| fullname = Emma Louise King

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia

| nickname =

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off-break

| role = Bowler

| family =

| international =

| club1 = Western Australia

| year1 = {{nowrap|2009/10–2020/21}}

| clubnumber1 = 2

| club2 = Perth Scorchers

| year2 = {{nowrap|2015/16–2020/21}}

| clubnumber2 = 2

| columns = 2

| column1 = WLA

| matches1 = 67

| runs1 = 349

| bat avg1 = 9.43

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 42

| deliveries1 = 3,128

| wickets1 = 76

| bowl avg1 = 29.38

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 4/17

| catches/stumpings1 = 20/–

| column2 = WT20

| matches2 = 102

| runs2 = 170

| bat avg2 = 11.33

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 20*

| deliveries2 = 1,683

| wickets2 = 68

| bowl avg2 = 25.51

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/9

| catches/stumpings2 = 15/–

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/401/401251/401251.html CricketArchive

| date = 27 March 2021

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Emma Louise King (born 25 March 1992) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-arm off-break bowler and right-handed batter. She played domestic cricket for Western Australia from her debut in the 2009–10 season.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/401/401251/401251.html |title=Emma King |work=CricketArchive |access-date=27 March 2021}} In the 2013–14 Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup, she was the leading wicket-taker with 13 wickets which included a performance of 4/9 against the New South Wales Breakers. More recently she claimed six wickets in the 2016-17 WNCL tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/players/emma-king/gQBEyRNjhU-8zCkKUwpuZg|title=Emma King | Stats, Bio, Facts and Career Info}}

She also played for the Perth Scorchers in both the first season and second season of the Women's Big Bash League Twenty20 competition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.perthscorchers.com.au/players/emma-king|title = Emma King | Perth Scorchers - BBL}}

{{As of|December 2016}}, King was employed as a physical education teacher at St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls in Mosman Park, a suburb of Perth.{{cite news|last1=Battrick|first1=Jake|title=Cricket: five western suburbs players in Perth Schorchers' Women's Big Bash League squad|url=http://www.communitynews.com.au/western-suburbs-weekly/sport/cricket-five-westen-suburbs-players-in-perth-schorchers-womens-big-bash-league-squad/|access-date=6 August 2017|date=2 December 2016}}

In November 2018, she was named in the Perth Scorchers squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/wbbl-04-all-you-need-to-know-guide-tv-schedule-squads-when-fantasy-best-players/2018-11-30 |title=WBBL04: All you need to know guide |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=30 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25412608/the-full-squads-wbbl |title=The full squads for the WBBL |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=30 November 2018}}

On 20 March 2021, King announced her retirement from professional cricket.{{cite news |last1=Raynor |first1=Bonnie |title=Western Australia stalwart off-spinner Emma King calls time on illustrious 12-year cricket career |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/cricket/western-australia-stalwart-off-spinner-emma-king-calls-time-on-illustrious-12-year-cricket-career-ng-b881826182z |access-date=1 April 2021 |work=The West Australian |date=20 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/western-australia-off-spinner-emma-king-retires-from-professional-cricket |title=Western Australia off-spinner Emma King retires from professional cricket |work=Women'sCricZone |date=20 March 2021 |access-date=27 March 2021}}