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Full name
  
George Frank Knew

Name
  
George senior

1939
  
Leicestershire


Bowling style
  
Unknown

Batting style
  
Right-handed

Role
  
Cricket Player

Born
  
13 October 1920 (
1920-10-13
)
Wigston, Leicestershire, England

Relations
  
George Knew junior (son)

Died
  
February 17, 1995, Leicester, United Kingdom

George Frank Knew (13 October 1920 – 17 February 1995) was an English cricketer. Knew was a right-handed batsman, though his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Wigston, Leicestershire.

Knew made his first-class cricket debut for Leicestershire against Oxford University in 1939. He made four further first-class appearances in the 1939 season, the last of which came against Sussex. In his five first-class matches, he scored 78 runs at an average of 9.75, with a high score of 42. He bowled 200 balls in first-class cricket, taking the wicket of Sussex batsman James Langridge.

His son, George Knew junior, also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire. Knew died at Leicester on 17 February 1995.

References

George Knew senior Wikipedia