Brandon King (cricketer)

Brandon King
Personal information
Full name
Brandon Alexander King
Born (1994-12-16) 16 December 1994
Kingston, Jamaica
BattingRight-handed
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 343)25 June 2025 v Australia
Last Test3 July 2026 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 195)11 November 2019 v Afghanistan
Last ODI23 October 2025 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 81)14 November 2019 v Afghanistan
Last T20I14 June 2026 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentJamaica
2017–2018St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
2019–2021Guyana Amazon Warriors
2021Islamabad United
2022–2023Jamaica Tallawahs
2023Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
2023Rangpur Riders
2024Antigua & Barbuda Falcons
2025Durban's Super Giants
2025-presentBarbados Royals
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 8 58 87 51
Runs scored 431 1,530 2,028 3,085
Batting average 30.78 27.32 25.35 33.90
100s/50s 0/4 3/8 0/14 3/24
Top score 75 112 85* 194
Balls bowled 0 0 0 65
Wickets 0 0 0 1
Bowling average – – – 38.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 – – 0
Best bowling – – – 1/4
Catches/stumpings 6/– 21/– 34/– 40/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2026

Brandon Alexander King (born 16 December 1994) is a Jamaican cricketer. He was part of the West Indies' squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in November 2019.[1]

Domestic career

King plays for Jamaica in domestic cricket, debuting in first-class cricket in the 2014-15 Regional Four Day Competition, and List A cricket in the 2015-16 Regional Super50. He was selected in the 9th round of the 2017 CPL player draft by the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 5 August 2017.[3]

In June 2018, King was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[4]

King hit 132 not out, the highest innings in CPL history, consisting of 10 fours and 11 sixes in a 72-ball knock against Barbados Tridents at Providence on 6 October 2019 as Guyana Amazon Warriors qualified for the final of the 2019 Caribbean Premier League.[5] In July 2020, he was named in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[6][7] On 1 September 2020, King scored his 1,000th run in Twenty20 cricket.[8]

International career

In October 2019, King was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Afghanistan in India.[9] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies, against Afghanistan, on 11 November 2019.[10] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies, also against Afghanistan, on 14 November 2019.[11]

In May 2024, he was named in the West Indies squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Brandon King". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "HERO CPL PLAYER DRAFT 2017 CPL T20". www.cplt20.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "2nd Match, Caribbean Premier League at Lauderhill, Aug 5, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Windies B squad for Global T20 League in Canada". Cricket West Indies. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Brandon King century powers Guyana Amazon Warriors to CPL 2019 final". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Barbados Tridents slump to 27 for 8 on way to crushing defeat by Guyana Amazon Warriors". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Hayden Walsh Jr, Brandon King break into West Indies' limited-overs squads". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "3rd ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 11 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "West Indies has announced their Squad for the T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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