Robert Knight
Personal information
Full name
Robert Lougher Knight
Born21 April 1858
St Brides Major, Glamorgan, Wales
Died22 May 1938(1938-05-22) (aged 80)
Tythegston, Glamorgan, Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm roundarm medium
RelationsFrancis Stacey (uncle)
Tip Williams (son-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1878–1880Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 100
Batting average 8.33
100s/50s –/–
Top score 36*
Balls bowled 1,241
Wickets 30
Bowling average 14.53
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/39
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 March 2020

Robert Lougher Knight (21 April 1858 – 22 May 1938) was a Welsh first-class cricketer and barrister.

The son of The Reverend Charles Rumsey Knight, he was born in April 1858 at St Brides Major, Glamorgan. He was educated at Clifton College,[1] matriculating at Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1877, and graduating B.A. in 1882.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Gentlemen of England at Oxford in 1878. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1880, making eight appearances.[3] He scored 100 runs in his eight matches, with a high score of 36 not out.[4] With his left-arm roundarm medium bowling, he took 30 wickets at a bowling average of 14.53. He took five wickets in an innings on two occasions and ten wickets in a match once.[5] His best innings figures, 7 for 39, came against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1878.[6] Knight also played for Oxford University RFC and captained the rugby XV in 1881.[1]

A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in 1887 and practiced as a barrister.[2] Knight died in May 1938 at Tythegston, Glamorgan.[7] His uncle, Francis Stacey, and cousin, Tip Williams, both played first-class cricket.

References

  1. 1 2 Oakeley, E. M. (1897). Clifton College Annals Register. J. W. Arrowsmith. p. 142.
  2. 1 2 Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Knight, Robert Lougher" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1878". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1938". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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