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Alan Philip Eric Knott MBE (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.
Alan Knott had been chosen as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1970 and was regarded as the finest keeper in the world. In this series he dismissed 24 Australian batsmen, a new Test record and Rod Marsh admitted that he learned much of his trade from watching "Knotty" in the 1970–71 series.
From the late 1960s, with the import of foreign players, such as John Hampshire, Jack Simmons and Alan Knott, Tasmania was admitted first into the List A competitions and then into first-class competition. The Sheffield Shield is the premier domestic cricket competition in Australia.
Alan Turner and Rick McCosker added 67 for the first wicket and Walters made 44, but NSW were out for 157 as Chris Old took 7/59 bowling at medium pace. This was enough to forestall the follow on and the MCC made 266/7 with Amiss passing 20,000 first class runs in his 124 and adding 133 with Alan Knott (79).
Alan Knott kept wicket in 95 Test matches for England, and is currently the record-holder, both in terms of caps as wicket keeper, and dismissals. [1] Godfrey Evans is the record-holder for stumpings. [1]
Matt Prior sits second behind Alan Knott for the most Test dismissals and catches taken by an England wicket-keeper. [19] Boucher also leads Gilchrist in the number of catches taken as a designated wicket-keeper in Test cricket, 532 to 379. Alan Knott, with 250 catches to his name is ninth on this list.
This is a list of cricketers who have played for Kent County Cricket Club in top-class matches. The county club has its origin in the Kent Club founded at Canterbury on 6 August 1842. A similar organisation was formed at Maidstone in 1859 and, in 1870, these two amalgamated to create the present county club. [ 1 ]
James Alan Knott (born 14 June 1975) is a former English cricketer. Knott was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, although he did occasionally bowl right-arm medium pace. He was born in Canterbury, Kent and is the son of former England international wicket-keeper Alan Knott. Knott made his first-class cricket debut for Surrey County ...