| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daniel Alexander King | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1983 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 10 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Dr Daniel Alexander King (born 26 February 1983) is an Australian academic who lectures in Classics and a former first-class cricketer.
Life and career
King was born in Canberra, and studied Classics at the Australian National University. [1] He completed an MA in Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Exeter, then gained a DPhil at Merton College at the University of Oxford. [2] [1]
While studying at Oxford, King made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Matches of 2009 and 2010. [3] In the 2010 fixture, King scored 189 runs opening the batting in the Oxford first innings for 611 for 5 declared, sharing in an opening partnership of 259 in 218 minutes with Sam Agarwal. He then kept wicket through the two Cambridge innings, taking two catches and not conceding a bye as Oxford went on to an innings victory. [4] In his two innings in the 2009 match he had scored just 2 runs. [5]
Since 2012 King has taught classics at the University of Exeter, where he is Leventis Lecturer in the Impact of Greek Culture. [1] [6]
Books
- Experiencing Pain in Imperial Greek Culture (2017)
- Hellenism and the Local Communities of the Eastern Mediterranean (edited with Boris Chrubasik, 2017)
References
- ^ a b c "Dr Daniel King". University of Exeter. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Player profile: Daniel King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Daniel King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Daniel King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Experiencing Pain in Imperial Greek Culture. Oxford Classical Monographs. Oxford University Press. 16 January 2018. ISBN 978-0-19-881051-3. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
External links
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Alexander King | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1983 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Source:
Cricinfo, 10 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Dr Daniel Alexander King (born 26 February 1983) is an Australian academic who lectures in Classics and a former first-class cricketer.
Life and career
King was born in Canberra, and studied Classics at the Australian National University. [1] He completed an MA in Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Exeter, then gained a DPhil at Merton College at the University of Oxford. [2] [1]
While studying at Oxford, King made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Matches of 2009 and 2010. [3] In the 2010 fixture, King scored 189 runs opening the batting in the Oxford first innings for 611 for 5 declared, sharing in an opening partnership of 259 in 218 minutes with Sam Agarwal. He then kept wicket through the two Cambridge innings, taking two catches and not conceding a bye as Oxford went on to an innings victory. [4] In his two innings in the 2009 match he had scored just 2 runs. [5]
Since 2012 King has taught classics at the University of Exeter, where he is Leventis Lecturer in the Impact of Greek Culture. [1] [6]
Books
- Experiencing Pain in Imperial Greek Culture (2017)
- Hellenism and the Local Communities of the Eastern Mediterranean (edited with Boris Chrubasik, 2017)
References
- ^ a b c "Dr Daniel King". University of Exeter. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Player profile: Daniel King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Daniel King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Daniel King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Experiencing Pain in Imperial Greek Culture. Oxford Classical Monographs. Oxford University Press. 16 January 2018. ISBN 978-0-19-881051-3. Retrieved 28 July 2020.