Full Name

Roger David Verdon Knight

Born

September 06, 1946, Streatham, London

Age

77y 195d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Education

Dulwich College

Roger Knight was a throwback to the amateur era of schoolmaster cricketers, although he managed to juggle a fulltime teaching career with playing professional cricket. He was a good allrounder, and worse players have certainly appeared for England. A tall, upright and technically correct left-hander who could hit the ball hard when the occasion demanded, and a nagging right-arm seamer, he won Blues for Cambridge in four years from 1967 to 1970 (all games were drawn) and at the same time appeared for Surrey. In 1971 he switched to Gloucestershire, and in 1974 appeared in the Test Trial, but he moved again in 1976 to Sussex where he played two season before being lured back to The Oval to take over as captain. He led them for seven seasons, winning the NatWest Trophy in 1982. He passed 1000 runs in 13 seasons, including his last four summers when his teaching commitments were at their height. After retiring he coached at Cranleigh School and in 1990 became headmaster of Worksop College. Four years later he was lured away to become secretary of MCC, a post he held until his retirement in 2006.
Martin Williamson

Roger Knight Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC3876726119558165*32.00311142950
List A31029631691512726.09440840

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC38727701133353696/44-36.132.8875.0-40
List A3101153678912975/395/3926.564.1038.8520

Debut/Last Matches of Roger Knight

FC Matches

Span
1967 - 1989

List A Matches

Span
1969 - 1988

Recent Matches of Roger Knight

Photos of Roger Knight

Roger Knight presents the Trophy to Greece
The commemorative ball
The commemorative plate
Gary Wilson-Mott with his prize
The German team spied back stage taking a well earned rest
James Float, Mike Procter, David Shepherd, Tony Brown and Roger Knight celebrate Gloucestershire's Gilette Cup win on an open top bus through the streets of Bristol