Alan Knott

Alan Knott
Personal information
Full name
Alan Philip Eric Knott
Born (1946-04-09) 9 April 1946 (age 78)
Belvedere, Kent
NicknameKnotty, Flea
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off spin
RoleWicket-keeper-batsman
RelationsJames Knott (son)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 437)10 August 1967 v Pakistan
Last Test1 September 1981 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 8)5 January 1971 v Australia
Last ODI6 June 1977 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1964–1985Kent
1969/70Tasmania
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 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. 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]

  1. ^ Wilde 2013, p. 233
  2. ^ "England's greatest Test XI revealed". ICC. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2009.