Barry Knight
On scorecards: BR Knight
In-game rating: 79/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Barry Knight played 29 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1961 to 1969. The first came against India at Green Park, with a score of 12 and 2 wickets, and the last against New Zealand at Trent Bridge in 1969.
The highest score in the archive is 127 against India at Green Park in 1964. The best bowling is 4 for 38 against Pakistan at Trent Bridge in 1962. In all: 2 hundreds.
At home the average was 19.9 across 10 Tests; away it was 30.7 across 18 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against New Zealand: 354 runs at 50.6 in 7 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 112 runs at 28.0. England won 7 of the Tests Barry Knight played and lost 2, with 20 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 29 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | – | India | Green Park | 1964 | Drawn |
| 125 | – | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1963 | Won |
| 49 | 91 | New Zealand | Lord's | 1969 | Won |
| 39* | – | India | Eden Gardens | 1961 | Lost |
| 33 | – | India | Corporation Stadium | 1962 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/38 | 17 | Pakistan | Trent Bridge | 1962 | Drawn |
| 4/63 | 22 | West Indies | Headingley | 1969 | Won |
| 4/66 | 19 | Pakistan | National Stadium | 1962 | Drawn |
| 4/84 | 26.5 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1965 | Drawn |
| 3/16 | 10.4 | Australia | Lord's | 1968 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 6/110 against West Indies (1969).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 | 301 | 30.10 | 1/0 | 14 | 47.29 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 354 | 50.57 | 1/0 | 14 | 24.29 |
| Australia | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0/0 | 15 | 30.87 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0/0 | 12 | 25.83 |
| West Indies | 4 | 72 | 14.40 | 0/0 | 15 | 29.87 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 219 | 19.91 | 0/0 | 27 | 27.63 |
| Away | 18 | 583 | 30.68 | 2/0 | 42 | 33.48 |
| Neutral | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 71.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 38.80 |
| Eden Park | 2 | 163 | 81.50 | 1/0 | 3 | 32.33 |
| Green Park | 2 | 139 | 69.50 | 1/0 | 2 | 48.00 |
| Corporation Stadium | 2 | 65 | 16.25 | 0/0 | 3 | 56.33 |
| Eden Gardens | 2 | 64 | 32.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 50.33 |
| Trent Bridge | 2 | 32 | 32.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 24.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1961 at Green Park
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 1969 at Trent Bridge
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