Heather Knight
Key facts
Full Name: Heather Clare Knight
Born: Dec 26 1990, Rochdale
County: Berkshire women
Other Teams: England academy, Devon women, Sapphires
Test Debut: Australia women v England women, Sydney, Jan 22-25 2011
ODI Debut: India women v England women, Mumbai, Mar 1 2010
T20 Debut: Sri Lanka women v England women, Colombo (NCC), Nov 22 2010
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium
Biography
An attacking batter, Knight was the leading run-scorer in the 2009 Women’s LV= County Championship. She played for Devon as early as 2005, aged 14, and has also featured for both the Diamonds and Rubies in the Super 4s Twenty20 competition. Her performances earned her England academy inclusion and then a call-up to the senior tour of India in place of the injured Sarah Taylor in February 2010. Knight made 49 on England debut in a one-day international at Mumbai and that November was given a T20 international bow versus Sri Lanka at Colombo. During England’s tour of Australia in...
