Emma_King_(cricketer)

Emma King (cricketer)

Emma King (cricketer)

Australian cricketer

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.[1] 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.[2] She also played for the Perth Scorchers in both the first season and second season of the Women's Big Bash League Twenty20 competition.[3]

For the Australian rules footballer, see Emma King (footballer).
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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.[4]

In November 2018, she was named in the Perth Scorchers squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[5][6]

On 20 March 2021, King announced her retirement from professional cricket.[7][8]

References

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    "Emma King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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    "Emma King | Perth Scorchers - BBL".
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    Battrick, Jake (2 December 2016). "Cricket: five western suburbs players in Perth Schorchers' Women's Big Bash League squad". Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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    "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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    "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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    Raynor, Bonnie (20 March 2021). "Western Australia stalwart off-spinner Emma King calls time on illustrious 12-year cricket career". The West Australian. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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    "Western Australia off-spinner Emma King retires from professional cricket". Women'sCricZone. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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