| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard John King |
| Born | (1941-11-30)30 November 1941 (age 83) |
| Role | Umpire |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 6 (1989–1993) |
| ODIs umpired | 23 (1988–1993) |
| WODIs umpired | 1 (1988) |
Source:Cricinfo,13 July 2013 | |
Leonard John King (born 31 July 1941) was an AustralianTest cricket umpire fromVictoria.[1]
At the international level, he umpired 6Test matches between 1989 and 1993. His first match was betweenAustralia and theWest Indies atSydney from 26 January to 30 January 1989, won by Australia by 7 wickets, withDavid Boon scoring a century andAllan Border a career-best 11 wickets and 75 runs, "an all-round performance seldom surpassed in Test cricket," according toWisden. King's partner wasTerry Prue.
King's last Test match was also between Australia and theWest Indies atAdelaide on 23 January to 26 January 1993, a fluctuating match won by the visitors by a mere one run when Australia's No. 11,Craig McDermott, was dismissed after a 40-run partnership withTim May had brought Australia so close to victory. May andMerv Hughes both took 5 wickets in an innings. King's colleague wasDarrell Hair.
King umpired 23One Day International (ODI) matches between 1988 and 1993. In 1988 he umpired a women's ODI match. Altogether, he umpired 41 first-class matches in his career between 1984 and 1994.