Brandon King (cricketer)

Brandon Alexander King (born 16 December 1994) is a Jamaican cricketer. He was part of the West Indies' squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in November 2019.^[1]

Brandon King

Personal information
Full name	Brandon Alexander King
Born	(1994-12-16) 16 December 1994 (age 30) Kingston, Jamaica
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Top-order batter
International information
National side	West Indies (2019–present)
ODI debut (cap 195)	11 November 2019 v Afghanistan
Last ODI	12 December 2024 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 81)	14 November 2019 v Afghanistan
Last T20I	19 June 2024 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015–present	Jamaica
2017–2018	St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
2019–2021	Guyana Amazon Warriors
2021	Islamabad United
2023	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
2023	Rangpur Riders
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 37 55 38 73 Runs scored 1,054 1,395 2,348 2,037 Batting average 30.11 29.06 35.04 29.10 100s/50s 2/6 0/10 3/16 2/10 Top score 112 85* 194 112 Balls bowled – – 65 – Wickets – – 1 – Bowling average – – 38.00 – 5 wickets in innings – – 0 – 10 wickets in match – – 0 – Best bowling – – 1/4 – Catches/stumpings 11/– 23/– 32/– 30/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 June 2024

Domestic career

King plays for Jamaica in domestic cricket, debuting in first-class cricket in the 2014-15 Regional Four Day Competition, and List A cricket in the 2015-16 Regional Super50. He was selected in the 9th round of the 2017 CPL player draft by the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.^[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 5 August 2017.^[3]

In June 2018, King was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.^[4]

King hit 132 not out, the highest innings in CPL history, consisting of 10 fours and 11 sixes in a 72-ball knock against Barbados Tridents at Providence on 6 October 2019 as Guyana Amazon Warriors qualified for the final of the 2019 Caribbean Premier League.^[5] In July 2020, he was named in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.^[6][7] On 1 September 2020, King scored his 1,000th run in Twenty20 cricket.^[8]

International career

In October 2019, King was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Afghanistan in India.^[9] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies, against Afghanistan, on 11 November 2019.^[10] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies, also against Afghanistan, on 14 November 2019.^[11]

In May 2024, he was named in the West Indies squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[12]

References

1. "Brandon King". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
2. "HERO CPL PLAYER DRAFT 2017 CPL T20". www.cplt20.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
3. "2nd Match, Caribbean Premier League at Lauderhill, Aug 5, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
4. "Windies B squad for Global T20 League in Canada". Cricket West Indies. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
5. "Brandon King century powers Guyana Amazon Warriors to CPL 2019 final". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
6. "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
7. "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
8. "Barbados Tridents slump to 27 for 8 on way to crushing defeat by Guyana Amazon Warriors". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
9. "Hayden Walsh Jr, Brandon King break into West Indies' limited-overs squads". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
10. "3rd ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 11 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
11. "1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
12. "West Indies has announced their Squad for the T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

External links

• Brandon King at ESPNcricinfo