Nick Knight
89England · OP · 1996 to 2003 · on scorecards: NV Knight
BATTING
- Matches
- 100
- Innings
- 100
- Runs
- 3637
- Average
- 40.41
- Strike rate
- 71.52
- High score
- 125*
- 100s / 50s
- 5 / 25
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 44 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 6
CAREER IN BRIEF
Nick Knight played 100 ODIs for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2003. The first came against Pakistan at Old Trafford, with a score of 26, and the last against Australia at St George's Park in 2003.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 2,017 runs at 41.2 in 56 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 125 not out from 145 balls against Pakistan at Trent Bridge in 1996, in a defeat. In all: 5 hundreds, 25 fifties.
At home the average was 46.1 across 24 ODIs; away it was 42.3 across 49 ODIs. The most runs came against Australia: 605 runs at 33.6 in 19 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 8 ODIs and 216 runs at 27.0. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. England won 44 of the ODIs Nick Knight played and lost 54.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 100 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125* | 145 | Pakistan | Trent Bridge | 1996 | Lost |
| 122 | 130 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 1998 | Won |
| 113 | 132 | Pakistan | Edgbaston | 1996 | Won |
| 111* | 133 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2002 | Lost |
| 105 | 131 | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2002 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 19 | 605 | 33.61 | 1/3 |
| India | 15 | 484 | 34.57 | 1/3 |
| Sri Lanka | 15 | 528 | 35.20 | 0/3 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 449 | 40.82 | 0/4 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 393 | 49.13 | 2/1 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 356 | 50.86 | 0/3 |
| South Africa | 9 | 436 | 54.50 | 0/5 |
| West Indies | 7 | 329 | 47.00 | 1/2 |
| Namibia | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 51 | 51.00 | 0/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 24 | 969 | 46.14 | 2/6 |
| Away | 49 | 1,821 | 42.35 | 3/13 |
| Neutral | 27 | 847 | 32.58 | 0/6 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44 | 1,620 | 39.51 | 3/9 |
| 2000s | 56 | 2,017 | 41.16 | 2/16 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 8 | 216 | 27.00 | 0/1 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 7 | 241 | 40.17 | 1/1 |
| Harare Sports Club | 6 | 202 | 40.40 | 0/2 |
| Queens Sports Club | 5 | 162 | 40.50 | 0/1 |
| Lord's | 5 | 157 | 31.40 | 0/1 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 137 | 27.40 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1996 at Old Trafford
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2003 at St George's Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 28 November 1969
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 5,085
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 62.6
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 84.3
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 41.9
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 522 balls faced in that period.
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