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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.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by George Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by George Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

External links

• George Knight at ESPNcricinfo
• George Knight at CricketArchive

• 1835 births
• 1901 deaths
• People from Petworth
• English cricketers
• Sussex cricketers
• Wicket-keepers
• Cricketers from West Sussex