Alana King Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Alana Maria King
Profession	Cricketer (Bowling all-rounder)
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 6" (168 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- On 3 February 2022 vs England at Canberra Test- On 27 January 2022 vs England at Canberra T20- On 20 January 2022 vs England at Adelaide
Jersey Number	#27 (Australia)
Domestic/State Team	• Melbourne Stars • Victoria • Western Australia • Perth Scorchers • Supernovas • Trent Rockets • UP Warriorz
Batting Style	Right-handed
Bowling Style	Right-arm leg break
Personal Life
Date of Birth	22 November 1995 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	29 Years
Birthplace	Clarinda, Victoria, Australia
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Australian
Hometown	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
School	OLSH College Bentleigh, Victoria, Australia
College/University	Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, Australia
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter • LinkedIn
Family
Parents	Father- Leroy King Mother- Sharon King
Siblings	Brother- Marc King

Some Lesser Known Facts About Alana King

• Alana’s parents moved to Victoria from Chennai in the late 1980s.

• Alana started playing tennis at the age of five and wanted to pursue a career in tennis, but because of her father and brother who also played cricket, she started playing cricket later. She also played other sports like softball and baseball.

• Alana also served as a ball kid during the women’s singles final of the 2011 Australian Open.

• Alana was born in Clarinda, Melbourne and grew up playing cricket mostly with the boys.
  

  Alana King’s childhood photo

• Alana once shared an incident in an interview where she said that she and her family both faced racism in the past. Her father, Leroy, was a young immigrant in Melbourne, and one of the most terrifying experiences was when the police pulled him up at gunpoint due to his dark hair and beard. However, it later turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.

• Alana likes to travel and explore places around the world.
  

  Photo of Alana King from her vacation trip in Paris

• In 2012, Alana won her first rookie contract at the age of 16 with VicSpirit in the Women’s National Cricket League.

• In April 2019, Alana was awarded a contract from the Australian women’s cricket team.

• After not getting many chances in her home state, Victoria, Alana moved to Western Australia to play in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL).

• Alana was part of the Perth Scorchers squad and helped them win their first WBBL title in 2021. She ended up as the joint fifth-highest wicket-taker in the tournament.

• Alana was the second-highest wicket-taker for Australia during the successful 2022 World Cup campaign. She picked up 12 wickets in the tournament in nine matches including a spell of 3 for 64 against England in the final match.
  

  Alana King’s photo while playing in a match during 2022 World Cup

• After retiring from cricket, Alana wants to become a physical education teacher, a profession she wants to take to help young girls and boys have an energetic lifestyle. She once said in an interview,
  

  I think every athlete has to (have a futuristic approach) because sports is not going to be there forever. Although we’d love it to be, realistically it’s going to be there for a short amount of your life so you got to be prepared and plan for that next phase and hopefully it’s a lot later than you expect. As long as you have got a plan in place, I think that is something that matters.”

• In December 2024, Alana was bought by the UP Warriorz for the 2025 season of WPL.