Jump to content

Roger Knight

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Roger Knight
Personal information
Full name
Roger David Verdon Knight
Born (1946-09-06) 6 September 1946 (age 78)
Streatham, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 387 310
Runs scored 19,558 6,915
Batting average 32.00 26.09
100s/50s 31/114 4/40
Top score 165* 127
Balls bowled 27,701 11,536
Wickets 369 297
Bowling average 36.13 26.56
5 wickets in innings 4 2
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 6/44 5/39
Catches/stumpings 295/– 84/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 April 2013

Roger David Verdon Knight OBE (born 6 September 1946) is an English administrator, cricketer and schoolmaster. He was awarded the OBE in 2007. He is an Honorary Life Member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)[1] and was President of the club from 2015 to 2016.

Background

[edit]

He was born in Streatham, the son of the late David Verdon Knight, who was himself both an Old Alleynian and a graduate of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and the late Thelma Patricia Knight. D.V. Knight was a master at Dulwich College where he was also the head of the junior boarding house Bell House.

Education

[edit]

He was educated at Dulwich College and at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He read Modern and Medieval Languages, earning a BA in 1969, MA in 1972 and a DipEd in 1971.

First-Class Cricket Career

[edit]

He played first-class cricket for:

Teaching career

[edit]

Administrative Appointments

[edit]

Recreations

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ news item
  2. ^ "OA Stories - Roger Knight OBE". www.dulwich.org.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Roger Knight profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Cricket: Knight to take the helm at MCC: All-round knowledge should". The Independent. 26 March 1993. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Roger Knight OBE to Chair ECB Association of Cricket Officials | Isle of Wight Cricket Board". www.isleofwightcricketboard.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Roger Knight to take over as MCC President; Mike Gatting elected onto Committee". Sky Sports. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
[edit]