| With a smooth run-up and genuine athleticism, Reon | | | | His ODI record was very impressive and is worth |
| King was able to bowl deliveries of over 140 | | | | mentioning. King scalped 76 ODI wickets from only 50 |
| kilometres per hour. As a right-arm fast bowler for | | | | matches at an impressive average of 23.77 and a |
| West Indies and Guyana, Reon King was, undeniably, | | | | miserly economy rate of 4.16. His ODI figures are |
| a genuinely quick bowler. So beautiful was his action | | | | more representative of the talent that King |
| and promising was his potential, that he was thought | | | | possessed. |
| to be one the successors to the legendary Curtly | | | | Reon King was a "genuine rabbit" with the bat, |
| Ambrose and Courtney Walsh. | | | | however. He certainly laid no claims to being an |
| In the mode of many fast bowlers and players in the | | | | all-rounder in cricket. All of his batting averages were |
| era of the West Indies cricket team's decline, King | | | | single-digit. King did not place high value on staying at |
| did not live up to the high expectations. At the end | | | | the crease for too long either. His best First-class |
| of his career, he possessed had a moderate Test | | | | score was 30. That says a lot, since several other |
| record, but better ODI statistics. That record | | | | "rabbits" with the bat (McGrath and Courtney Walsh) |
| showed signs of the unfulfilled potential that was | | | | have posted First-class half-centuries. |
| often beset by injury and lack of confidence. | | | | King's bowling talent have been appreciated outside |
| King began his First class career in 1996 at the age of | | | | of the Caribbean. He has played for major teams like |
| 21 for Guyana. It took only two years for him to be | | | | Durham (England) and Northerns (South Africa). He is |
| elevated to the West Indies team; where he was | | | | probably fortunate to have a moderate record in |
| perceived as an emerging strike bowler. His ODI | | | | Test matches, since he was saddled with injuries |
| debut came against India in the ICC Knockout | | | | more often than not. In the twilight of his career, |
| Championship in 1998. A few months later, Reon King | | | | King employed his experiences as a player in coaching |
| made his Test debut on the ill-fated tour of South | | | | roles. |
| Africa in 1998/1999. | | | | He also provides audio commentary on regional and |
| Injuries and form aside, King was a consistent | | | | international cricket matches in the Caribbean. It |
| selection for the West Indies in the early stages of | | | | appears as though the soft-spoken native of Guyana |
| his career. However, he only played 19 Tests in total | | | | is establishing himself in other aspects of cricket-now |
| and collected 53 wickets at a good average of 32.69. | | | | that his playing days are virtually over at age 33. |