Lives in Cricket No 9 - JH King

going out to bat back cover and googlies 74, 83-84 with granddaughter Carol 115 gravestone 118, 128 grounds played on 139 on Ground Staff at Lord’s 22, 45, 55 in group photographs 25 , 51 , 61 , 87 , 98 ‘hat-tricks’ and near-misses 47, 49, 52, 99, 124, 125 health 44, 45, 78, 96, 101, 105, 113 highest score (progressive) 19, 24, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 88-89 hit the ball twice 64, 125 homes 45, 53, 67, 92, 115, 116, 92 injuries 6, 50, 62, 65, 76, 78, 80, 84n, 89, 102, 105, 108 and leisure pursuits 66, 92, 112 letter to S.C.Packer 76-78 and Liberal Club 112 for Liverpool and District 26 and ‘lobsters’ 49, (50) long spells 24-25, 50, 68, 85, 86, 104 loyalty to Leicestershire 101, 126 and Lutterworth Cricket Club 15, 16-17, 31 marriage 65-66, 65 and masons 112, 113 for M.C.C. 45n, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52-53, 54, 63, 65, 68, 84, 85, 93, 96, 110, 123, 139 most productive grounds 139 for North v South 54 opening batting 62, 97 opening batting and bowling 62 opening bowling 26, 39, 46, 61, 62, 65, 71-72, 85 physique 14, 30, 120 played v nineteen counties 110, 123 for Players v Gentlemen 55-59, 124-125, 127 presentation made to him and C.J.B.Wood 83 record wicket partnerships 52, 54 retired hurt four times in career 126 outside ‘Rutland House’ 92 at Scarborough Festival 54, 113 scorebooks showing his achievements 52 , 57 , 82 , 90 , 99 , 109 senior professional 100-101 siblings 13, 14 (see also King, James) for Single v Married 26 ‘spectacles’ 20, 46, 85 street named after him 116 talent-money 48, 54, 68, 80, 111 Chevallier Tayler’s drawing 30 telegram sent to him 73 temperament 32, 36-37, 100-101, 121, 122 on tour of northern Scotland 105 two centuries in a match 56-58, 86, 103, 124-125, 127 umpiring 8, 23, 45n, 113-114, 115 upbraided by Lord Hawke 100 waistcoat button 101 ‘walking’ 94 war-time employment 91, 92 for A.J.Webbe’s XI 49 for G.J.V.Weigall’s XI 54 and Western Province C.C. 60-62, 61 with wife and daughter 66 youthful non-cricketing sporting interests 14, 15 King, John William (nephew) 7, 116 King, Margaret Bruce (daughter) s.v. Wearn, Margaret Bruce King, Matilda (great-great grandmother ?) 11 King, William (half-brother) 13 Knight, A.E. 9, 19, 20-21, 23, 25, 26, 31, 34-35, 36-37, 43, 44, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 59, 64, 68, 71n, 72n, 80, 89, 116, 119-122, 124, 25 , 29 , 51 , 65 , 119 Index 147