Nick Knight
On scorecards: NV Knight
In-game rating: 71/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Nick Knight played 17 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1995 to 2001. The first came against West Indies at Old Trafford, with scores of 17 and 13, and the last against Pakistan at Old Trafford in 2001.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 585 runs at 27.9 in 12 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 113 from 176 balls against Pakistan at Headingley in 1996. In all: 1 hundred, 4 fifties.
At home the average was 21.2 across 12 Tests; away it was 31.6 across 5 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 248 runs at 35.4 in 4 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 3 Tests and 104 runs at 20.8. England won 6 of the Tests Nick Knight played and lost 4, with 7 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 17 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 176 | Pakistan | Headingley | 1996 | Drawn |
| 96 | 117 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 1996 | Drawn |
| 57 | 191 | West Indies | Trent Bridge | 1995 | Drawn |
| 56 | 79 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 1996 | Drawn |
| 51 | 107 | Pakistan | Lord's | 1996 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 4 | 205 | 29.29 | 1/1 |
| West Indies | 4 | 157 | 19.63 | 0/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 248 | 35.43 | 0/2 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 56 | 14.00 | 0/0 |
| India | 1 | 41 | 20.50 | 0/0 |
| South Africa | 1 | 12 | 6.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 466 | 21.18 | 1/2 |
| Away | 5 | 253 | 31.63 | 0/2 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 | 585 | 27.86 | 1/4 |
| 2000s | 5 | 134 | 14.89 | 0/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 3 | 104 | 20.80 | 0/1 |
| Old Trafford | 3 | 57 | 9.50 | 0/0 |
| Edgbaston | 2 | 101 | 25.25 | 0/0 |
| Trent Bridge | 2 | 66 | 16.50 | 0/1 |
| Queens Sports Club | 1 | 152 | 76.00 | 0/2 |
| Headingley | 1 | 113 | 113.00 | 1/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1995 at Old Trafford
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2001 at Old Trafford
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