Full Name

Heather Clare Knight

Born

December 26, 1990, Plymouth

Age

33y 84d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Middle order Batter

Heather Knight was left with big shoes to fill when she was named England captain in June 2016 following the retirement of Charlotte Edwards. It was, though, a natural progression for Knight who had been Edwards' vice-captain since 2014 and had built captaincy experience with Berkshire in county cricket and Hobart Hurricanes in the WBBL.

Knight, a top-order batsman who has latterly developed her offspin into a very handy second string, having initially bowled medium pace before a serious hamstring injury, had become a regular presence in England's top order since making her debut in 2010.

Her Test debut came a year later, against Australia in Sydney, and it is the longest format that includes her stand-out international performance to date. Facing Australia again, in 2013 at Wormsley, Knight scored 157 in a near seven-hour stay in the middle which helped England secure a draw and they would ultimately regain the Ashes.
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Heather Knight Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
WTests12212803168*42.26163549.1124942120
WODIs13412826376510636.91514973.1222636120420
WT20Is10795211738108*23.481474117.911517931300

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
WTests12941316672/73/4823.712.4159.0000
WODIs1345919231395565/265/2624.914.3534.3110
WT20Is10739543526213/93/925.045.8125.8000
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Heather Knight scored a brisk half-century
Heather Knight and Suzie Bates pose with the series trophy
Heather Knight and Harmanpreet Kaur at the toss
Heather Knight shares a light moment in the training session
Heather Knight with the trophy after leading England to a 2-1 T20I series win
Heather Knight used the reverse sweep and sweep well to counter India's spinners