George Knew senior

George Knew senior

Personal information
Full name	George Frank Knew
Born	13 October 1920 Wigston, Leicestershire, England
Died	17 February 1995 (aged 74) Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Unknown
Relations	George Knew junior (son)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1939	Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 78 Batting average 9.75 100s/50s –/– Top score 42 Balls bowled 200 Wickets 1 Bowling average 100.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/58 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 October 2011

George Frank Knew (13 October 1920 – 17 February 1995) was an English cricketer. Knew was a right-handed batsman, though his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Wigston, Leicestershire.

Knew made his first-class cricket debut for Leicestershire against Oxford University in 1939. He made four further first-class appearances in the 1939 season, the last of which came against Sussex.^[1] In his five first-class matches, he scored 78 runs at an average of 9.75, with a high score of 42.^[2] He bowled 200 balls in first-class cricket, taking the wicket of Sussex batsman James Langridge.^[3]

His son, George Knew junior, also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire. Knew died at Leicester on 17 February 1995.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by George Knew". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Knew". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
3. "Sussex v Leicestershire, 1939 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2011.

External links

• George Knew at ESPNcricinfo
• George Knew at CricketArchive