John Knott
Personal information
Full name
Charles Harold Knott
Born(1901-03-20)20 March 1901
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Died18 June 1988(1988-06-18) (aged 87)
Tonbridge, Kent
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break
RelationsFreddie Knott (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1921–1939Kent
1922–1924Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 136
Runs scored 5,633
Batting average 31.46
100s/50s 9/31
Top score 261*
Balls bowled 1,129
Wickets 24
Bowling average 27.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/24
Catches/stumpings 66/–
Source: CricInfo, 4 June 2016

Charles Harold Knott (20 March 1901 – 18 June 1988), known as John Knott, was an English amateur cricketer who played in the inter-war period. Knott played mainly for Kent County Cricket Club and Oxford University, making a total of 136 first-class cricket appearances during his career.[1]

Knott attended Tonbridge School and made his first-class cricket debut for Kent in 1921 after completing school, appearing in a County Championship against Nottinghamshire.[2] He attended Oxford University, gaining a cricket Blue and playing in three varsity matches between 1922 and 1924.[3] He continued playing for Kent during his years at university before becoming a teacher at Tonbridge where he was master-in-charge of cricket, coaching, amongst others, Colin Cowdrey.[3][4]

Knott was considered a powerful batsman who could drive effectively.[3] He played for Kent mainly during the school holidays when not working.[4] His brother, Freddie Knott, had played cricket for Kent before World War I. Knott died in 1988. At the time of his death he was the oldest living Kent player and the oldest to have gained a cricket Blue at Oxford.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part Two: 1919–1939, pp. 100–102. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-07-01.)
  2. ↑ First-class matches played by John Knott, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Knott, Charles Harold (John), Obituaries in 1988, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1989. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  4. 1 2 John Knott, CricInfo (taken from Wisden Cricket Monthly). Retrieved 2016-06-04.
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