heather knight Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
heather knight is a cricketer(sportsman) from England. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Heather Clare Knight
Born
December 26, 1990, Plymouth
Age
32 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Playing Role
Middle order Batter
Teams he has played for:
- Barmy Army Women
- Diamonds
- England Academy Women
- England Women
- London Spirit (Women)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore Women
- Rubies
- Sydney Thunder Women
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Her greatest moment individually came in 2013 at Wormsley against Australia in an Ashes Test where she made 157 batting for almost 7 hours, helping her side to draw the game thereby eventually securing the Ashes. Knight's strengths are her strong technical ability with the bat on both feet and her style has been often compared to Joe Root for their similarities at the crease.
Following the World Cup success, she was awarded an OBE in 2018. She also holds the record for being the first female player to make a fifty and take 5 wickets in an ODI match.
Her unbeaten 168 against Australia in the Ashes Test in 2022 which saw a thrilling draw was rated by many as one of her best knocks. Despite losing the Ashes in a multi-format series, Knight was named as captain for the Women's World Cup in New Zealand scheduled to start in March 2022.
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Heather Knight was left with big shoes to fill when she was named England captain in June 2016 following the retirement of Charlotte Edwards. It was, though, a natural progression for Knight who had been Edwards' vice-captain since 2014 and had built captaincy experience with Berkshire in county cricket and Hobart Hurricanes in the WBBL.
Knight, a top-order batsman who has latterly developed her offspin into a very handy second string, having initially bowled medium pace before a serious hamstring injury, had become a regular presence in England's top order since making her debut in 2010.
Her Test debut came a year later, against Australia in Sydney, and it is the longest format that includes her stand-out international performance to date. Facing Australia again, in 2013 at Wormsley, Knight scored 157 in a near seven-hour stay in the middle which helped England secure a draw and they would ultimately regain the Ashes.
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