Full name Heather Clare Knight
Born December 26, 1990, Plymouth
Current age 30 years 30 days
Major teams Diamonds, England Academy Women, England Women, Rubies
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 7 | 13 | 1 | 386 | 157 | 32.16 | 930 | 41.50 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| ODIs | 101 | 96 | 22 | 2800 | 106 | 37.83 | 3937 | 71.12 | 1 | 19 | 264 | 15 | 32 | 0 |
| T20Is | 79 | 69 | 14 | 1256 | 108* | 22.83 | 1047 | 119.96 | 1 | 4 | 128 | 23 | 26 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 7 | 6 | 227 | 105 | 4 | 2/25 | 2/25 | 26.25 | 2.77 | 56.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 101 | 48 | 1641 | 1205 | 48 | 5/26 | 5/26 | 25.10 | 4.40 | 34.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 79 | 36 | 525 | 500 | 20 | 3/9 | 3/9 | 25.00 | 5.71 | 26.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia Women v England Women at Sydney, Jan 22-25, 2011 scorecard |
| Last Test | England Women v Australia Women at Taunton, Jul 18-21, 2019 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India Women v England Women at Mumbai, Mar 1, 2010 scorecard |
| Last ODI | England Women v Pakistan Women at Kuala Lumpur, Dec 14, 2019 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Sri Lanka Women v England Women at Colombo (NCC), Nov 22, 2010 scorecard |
| Last T20I | England Women v West Indies Women at Derby, Sep 30, 2020 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/9, 26* | Thunder Wmn | v Stars Wmn | Sydney | 28 Nov 2020 | Other T20 |
| 17, 0/6 | Thunder Wmn | v Heat Wmn | Sydney | 26 Nov 2020 | Other T20 |
| 1/18, 25 | Thunder Wmn | v Hurricanes W | Sydney | 22 Nov 2020 | Other T20 |
| 0/9, 9 | Thunder Wmn | v StrikersWmn | Sydney | 21 Nov 2020 | Other T20 |
| 0/19, 16 | Thunder Wmn | v Sixers Wmn | Sydney | 18 Nov 2020 | Other T20 |
| 58* | Thunder Wmn | v Renegades Wm | Sydney | 17 Nov 2020 | Other T20 |
| 0/17, 44 | Thunder Wmn | v Scorchers Wm | Sydney | 15 Nov 2020 | Other T20 |
| 0, 0/10 | Thunder Wmn | v Stars Wmn | Sydney | 14 Nov 2020 | Other T20 |
| 25, 0/10 | Thunder Wmn | v Heat Wmn | Sydney | 11 Nov 2020 | Other T20 |
| 61*, 2/12 | Thunder Wmn | v Hurricanes W | Sydney | 8 Nov 2020 | Other T20 |
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.
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Nov 28, 2020
Heather Knight and Rachael Haynes celebrate the winning moment
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Nov 28, 2020
Heather Knight and Rachel Trenaman tap gloves during their partnership
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Nov 1, 2020
Sam Bates and Heather Knight bowled Sydney Thunder to victory
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Awarded OBE in December 2017