George Lionel King (6 April 1857 – 29 June 1944) was an English cricketer active from 1880 to 1881 who played for Sussex. He was born and died in Brighton. He appeared in six first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who scored 112 runs with a highest score of 29 and was an occasional wicketkeeper. His father George W. King also played for Sussex.[1]

King was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He joined the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment[2] and during the First World War was second in command of the 3rd Battalion.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ George L. King at CricketArchive
  2. ↑ "King, George Lionel (KN876GL)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ↑ "No. 30329". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 October 1917. p. 10472.
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