(1946-04-09) 9 April 1946 (age 78) Belvedere, Kent
Nickname
Knotty, Flea
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right arm off spin
Role
Wicket-keeper-batsman
Relations
James Knott (son)
International information
National side
England
Test debut (cap 437)
10 August 1967 v Pakistan
Last Test
1 September 1981 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 8)
5 January 1971 v Australia
Last ODI
6 June 1977 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1964–1985
Kent
1969/70
Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
95
20
511
317
Runs scored
4,389
200
18,105
3,260
Batting average
32.75
20.00
29.63
16.13
100s/50s
5/30
0/1
17/97
0/6
Top score
135
50
156
65
Balls bowled
–
–
104
–
Wickets
–
–
2
–
Bowling average
–
–
43.50
–
5 wickets in innings
–
–
0
–
10 wickets in match
–
–
0
–
Best bowling
–
–
1/5
–
Catches/stumpings
250/19
15/1
1,211/133
343/54
Source: Cricinfo, 14 November 2007
Alan Philip Eric KnottMBE (born 9 April 1946) is a former cricketer who represented England at international level in both Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODI). Knott is widely regarded as one of the most eccentric characters in cricket and as one of the greatest wicket-keepers ever to play the game. He was described by cricket journalist Simon Wilde as "a natural gloveman, beautifully economical in his movements and armed with tremendous powers of concentration".[1]
On the occasion of England's 1000th Test in August 2018 he was named in the country's greatest Test XI by the England and Wales Cricket Board.[2]
^Wilde 2013, p. 233
^"England's greatest Test XI revealed". ICC. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
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dismissed Keith Fletcher, England's top scorer, and AlanKnott came in to bat. Barlow dismissed Knott second ball and then completed a hat trick by dismissing...
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