Lives in Cricket No 9 - JH King

Contents Foreword 6 Preface 10 Chapter One: Early Days 11 Chapter Two: Apprenticeship 18 Chapter Three: Technique and Style 28 Chapter Four: From Journeyman to Master 45 Chapter Five: The Match of the Season 55 Chapter Six: Successes and Disappointments 60 Chapter Seven: The Test-Match Player 69 Chapter Eight: Maturity 76 Chapter Nine: Interlude 91 Chapter Ten: Nestor 95 Chapter Eleven: Retirement 112 Chapter Twelve: Albert Knight’s Appreciation 119 Chapter Thirteen: His Place in Leicestershire’s Annals 123 Acknowledgements 129 Bibliography 131 Appendix One: Some Statistics 134 Appendix Two: King’s Only Test Match 140 Index 143 5