i remember back in the late 90's he was West Indies most promising young bowler, people were comparing him to Ambrose and Walsh, but all of a sudden he disapeared from the cricketing scene, i think he last played a game in 2001. what ever happend to him, he didn't even loose his form, did they just kick him out of the team for no reason?
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the mystery of Reon King?
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tooextracool
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Umm Reon King played as recently as last year in the home series against SA and Pakistan. Decent bowler with some potential but certainly overrated in terms of actual performance IMO.
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No great mystery. He bowled superbly before his injury and rubbish after it.
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Pre-injury ODIs:
42 matches, 66 wickets @ 21.83
Econ: 4.01
Post-injury ODIs:
8 matches, 10 wickets @ 36.60
Econ: 4.94
Pre-injury Tests:
12 matches, 36 wickets @ 27.91
SR: 55.08
Post-injury Tests:
7 matches, 17 wickets @ 42.82
SR: 85.80
He bowled a really good line and length against South Africa last year though.
42 matches, 66 wickets @ 21.83
Econ: 4.01
Post-injury ODIs:
8 matches, 10 wickets @ 36.60
Econ: 4.94
Pre-injury Tests:
12 matches, 36 wickets @ 27.91
SR: 55.08
Post-injury Tests:
7 matches, 17 wickets @ 42.82
SR: 85.80
He bowled a really good line and length against South Africa last year though.
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That's really ill-informed. Reon King was one of the best young bowlers in the world before his injury.Xuhaib said:
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
I remember him, along with Rose, as being the ones the English chaps went after once Walsh and Ambrose were having a breather back in 2000.
Good luck to the fellow.
Good luck to the fellow.
tooextracool
International Coach
and nixon mcleanPedro Delgado said:
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
Yeah he played the last Test didn't he.
Still got all that "guard of honour" stuff on tape somewhere, I blubbed at the time I must admit.
Still got all that "guard of honour" stuff on tape somewhere, I blubbed at the time I must admit.
tooextracool
International Coach
played the last 2 if i remember correctly. certainly ended up with better figures than he deserved in the last one i must admit.Pedro Delgado said:
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King was carrying his injury in that series and Rose just lost all confidence. It's such a shame really, because Franklyn Rose could have been a great bowler.Pedro Delgado said:
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I've seen him bowl some spells that would definitely back my claim. Lots of bowlers take buckets of wickets in West Indies domestic cricket, but few look so impressive doing so. Rose had the talent to be great, and he produced some fantastic international spells to prove it.Pratyush said:
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There is a difference between the earlier statement - because Franklyn Rose could have been a great bowler and the current one.Mr Mxyzptlk said:
I would say he had the talent to be a very good bowler. Great - I wouldn't go that far. However, he wasn't a very intellegent bowler despite his talent because of which I felt he never would make a huge mark.