Full name Alan Philip Eric Knott
Born April 9, 1946, Belvedere, Kent
Current age 73 years 245 days
Major teams England, Kent, Tasmania
Nickname Knotty, Flea
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height 5 ft 8 in
Education Northumberland Heath Secondary Modern School, Kent
Relation Son - JA Knott
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 95 | 149 | 15 | 4389 | 135 | 32.75 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 250 | 19 | |||
ODIs | 20 | 14 | 4 | 200 | 50 | 20.00 | 247 | 80.97 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
First-class | 511 | 745 | 134 | 18105 | 156 | 29.63 | 17 | 97 | 1211 | 133 | ||||
List A | 317 | 246 | 44 | 3260 | 65 | 16.13 | 0 | 6 | 343 | 54 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 511 | 104 | 87 | 2 | 1/5 | 43.50 | 5.01 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 317 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | England v Pakistan at Nottingham, Aug 10-15, 1967 scorecard |
Last Test | England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 27-Sep 1, 1981 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 5, 1971 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v Australia at The Oval, Jun 6, 1977 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1964 - 1985 |
List A span | 1965 - 1985 |
In the ten years up to the Packer-split in 1977, Alan Knott played in 89 of England's 93 Tests - nearly 20 more than any other Englishman - and hardly missed a chance that anyone remembers. Yet to see his wicketkeeping at its most spectacular, you had to catch him standing up to Derek Underwood on a rain-affected pitch for Kent in county cricket. Underwood, left-hand, whose stock ball was about the pace of Shane Warne's flipper, habitually bowled even quicker when a crusting pitch not only added to his spin but could produce a variation of two feet or more in bounce. Most of the time, despite the obvious problems, Knott would take the ball so nimbly he might have been keeping wicket in the indoor nets. As a batsman he learned to put a high price on his wicket, and in only his fourth Test, at Georgetown in 1967-68, he made 73 not out in four hours and helped Colin Cowdrey save the series. He could attack or defend with equal skill as the position of the match demanded: with five Test hundreds to his name, he was a genuine all rounder. Never one to push himself, in or out of cricket company, he was always nevertheless among the best-liked players in the game.
John Thicknesse
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1970
Walter Lawrence Trophy 1976