Date of birth: 12 January 2003, Nottingham
Awaiting Nottinghamshire First Class Debut
Sammy King became the latest to graduate from Nottinghamshire’s Academy in 2021, joining the ranks of the first-team squad and making his List A debut as a concussion substitute against Glamorgan in the Royal London Cup.
He made his T20 berth three years later, in Notts Outlaws’ final game of the Vitality Blast campaign against Yorkshire. He bludgeoned an eye-catching 44 from 25 deliveries.
That followed an extended run of the form in the Second XI Championship, in which he scored 466 runs, at an average of 66.57, and a high score of 223 against Durham.
The aggressive right-hander was named Academy Player of the Season in 2020 whilst skippering the side. He went on to captain the Midlands XI at the ECB Super 4s competition the following year, striking 92 against South and West before scoring fifty for an England Young Lions side in an intrasquad friendly in September.
King, whose Natural Sciences degree at Nottingham University included specialisation in Chemistry, Earth Science and Ecosystem Environment, made an unusual entry to the sport. Picked for his year 7 Nottingham High School team without having previously played a game, his natural eye and masterful golf swing brought him a 33-ball 85 and he has never looked back