Richard Knight (8 May 1892 – 9 January 1960) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Richard Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 May 1892 South Molton, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 January 1960 (aged 67) Kewstoke, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910–1913 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1912 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 October 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Charles Knight, he was born at South Molton in Devon. He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead before going up to Christ's College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made four appearances in first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1912, which included playing in the two matches against the touring Australians and South Africans.[2] He scored a total of 101 runs in these four matches,[3] with his highest score of 66 coming against the South Africans.[4] As a bowler he took 8 wickets at an average of 22.12, with best figures of 4 for 23.[5] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Knight also played minor counties cricket for Devon from 1910 to 1913, making twenty appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[6] Knight died in January 1960 at Kewstoke, Somerset.
References
edit- ^ "Player profile: Richard Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding Against Each Opponent by Richard Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Richard Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2020.