George Knight (cricketer, born 1835)
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| Full name | George Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
28 March 1835 Petworth, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
8 January 1901 (aged 65) Petworth, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Unknown arm underarm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.