Alana King

Alana Maria King (born 22 November 1995) is an Australian cricketer who plays 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] In April 2019, Cricket Australia awarded her with a contract with the National Performance Squad ahead of the 2019–20 season.[6][7] King is of Anglo-Indian descent, her parents both having emigrated from Chennai to Melbourne.[8]

Alana King
King bowling for Victoria, 2018
Personal information
Full nameAlana Maria King
Born (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995
Clarinda, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015/16–2020/21Melbourne Stars
2016/17–2019/20Victoria
2020/21–presentWestern Australia
2021/22–presentPerth Scorchers
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 29 68
Runs scored 250 280
Batting average 17.85 12.17
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 32 27
Balls bowled 1,107 1,153
Wickets 35 54
Bowling average 23.48 25.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/20 4/11
Catches/stumpings 15/– 22/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 March 2021

References
  1. "Western Australia". WACA. Cricket Network. 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. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  6. "Georgia Wareham handed first full Cricket Australia contract". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  7. "Georgia Wareham included in Australia's 2019-20 contracts list". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  8. Burnett, Adam (5 June 2019). "King of the world: Ace leggie dreams big". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

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