Alan Knott Cricketer

Alan Philip Eric Knott (born 9 April 1946 in Belvedere, Kent, and educated at Northumberland Heath Secondary Modern School) is a former Kent County Cricket Club and English cricketer, as a wicket-keeper-batsman. He played for the England Test side between 1967 and 1981, and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1970. He was particularly known for his habit of conducting limbering-up exercises at any inactive moment during a match. His major strengths as a batsman were the sweep and the cut. On 6 September 2009, Alan Knott was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 09, 1946
Birth place
Belvedere London , Kent County Cricket Club

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