George Knight (cricketer, born 1835)
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Full name | George Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Petworth, Sussex, England | 28 March 1835||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 January 1901 Petworth, Sussex, England | (aged 65)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown arm underarm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1860–1874 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 January 2012 |
George Knight (28 March 1835 – 8 January 1901) was an English cricketer. Knight was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He occasionally bowled underarm slow. He was born at Petworth, Sussex.
Knight made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1860. He played infrequently for Sussex over the next fourteen years, making twelve further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in 1874.[1] In his thirteen first-class appearances, he scored a total of 125 runs at an average of 6.25, with a high score of 21. In the field he took 8 catches and made 11 stumpings.[2] With his occasionally underarm bowling, he took just a single wicket.[3]
He died at the town of his birth on 8 January 1901.
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by George Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
External links
- George Knight at ESPNcricinfo
- George Knight at CricketArchive