Full name George Knight Name George Knight 1860–1874 Sussex | Role Wicket-keeper Batting style Right-handed | |
Born 28 March 1835 ( 1835-03-28 ) Petworth, Sussex, England Died 8 January 1901(1901-01-08) (aged 65)
Petworth, Sussex, England Bowling style Unknown arm underarm slow | ||
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. 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. With his occasionally underarm bowling, he took just a single wicket.
He died at the town of his birth on 8 January 1901.
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