Heather Knight is an English cricketer who became the captain of the England women’s cricket team in 2016. He is a middle order batsman. She became the first woman and also the first English player to score an international century in all three formats of the game, hitting a 66-ball 108 against Thailand at the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. He was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 2018 New Year’s Honors List. In 2023, she was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
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Heather Claire Knight was born on Wednesday, December 26, 1990 (age 32 years; as of 2022) in Rochdale, England.
A childhood picture of Heather Knight with her mother
When he was young, his family moved to Plymouth, England, where he grew up playing cricket with his brother. Speaking about his childhood in an interview, he said:
My brother and I used to play in the back garden and we both joined the local cricket club, Plymstock CC. I spent most of my childhood there playing in the boys and men’s teams, but I didn’t really consider cricket as a potential career path until I spent four years with the England national team and got professional contracts.
He attended Plymstock School. He joined Plymstock Cricket Club at the age of 8 and went on to play in its men’s 1st XI. He was offered a place at Cambridge University to study natural sciences, but turned it down in order to have time to play cricket. He went on to complete a BA in Physiology at Cardiff University (2012).
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′4″
Hair color: blonde
Eye color: light gray
family
parents and siblings
Heather Knight’s father’s name is Mike Knight and her mother’s name is Becky Knight. He has an older brother, Steve Knight
Heather Knight with her family
husband and children
He is unmarried.
Relationships/affairs
Heather Knight got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Tim Bromfield, an accountant, in 2018.
Heather Knight and Tim Bromfield
Autograph
Mini bat autographed by Heather Knight
Career
Domestic
Knight’s cricket journey began with Plymstock Cricket Club’s under-9 team, where she was the only girl to play in the men’s 1st XI. He played Devon League cricket with the men for Plymstock.
Image by Heather Knight for Plymstock Men’s 1st XI
In Super Four, the women’s limited overs cricket competition in England, she played for the Diamonds, Sapphires and Emeralds. At the age of 18, she became a member of the women’s team of the English Academy. Knight captained the Western Storm team in the Women’s Premier League (also known as the Kia Super League (KSL)) in 2016. He was the captain of the team in 2017, 2018 and 2019. His captaincy led the Western Storm to the title in 2017 and in 2019, Shermho continued to play for the Western Storm in 2019. 020.
Heather Knight takes on the Western Storm during the 2019 season of the Kia Super League
Knight played domestic cricket in Australia, participating in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) and the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL). He played for the Tasmanian Tigers in the WNCL and the Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes in the WBBL.
International
On 1 March 2010, he made his ODI debut against India at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai, scoring 49 runs on his international debut. She was called up to the England squad for the tour of India as an injury replacement for Sarah Taylor. In the same year, he was named in the England squad for the tour of Sri Lanka. On 22 November 2010, he made his debut in the 2nd match of the T20I series against Sri Lanka at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo. On 22 January 2011, he made his Test debut against Australia at Bankstown Oval, Sydney. On 5 June 2016, Knight replaced Charlotte Edwards as captain of the England women’s cricket team. On 21 June 2016, in a match against Pakistan, she became the first woman cricketer in cricket history to score 50 and take five wickets in an ODI innings. In the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup, her captaincy saw England win the tournament, defeating India by 9 runs at Lord’s. During the second group match against Pakistan, Knight shared the 3rd highest partnership in Women’s Cricket World Cup history with 213 with Natalie Sciver. England beat Pakistan by 107 runs in the match.
England women after winning the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup
She captained England in the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 in which her team lost to Australia by 8 wickets. On 12 December 2019, during England’s series against Pakistan in Malaysia, Knight became the tenth woman for England to play in 100 WODI matches. Heather Knight scores her 1000th run in a WT20I during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 match against Thailand on 26 February 2020. In the match, she scored her maiden century in WT20Is and became the first cricketer to score a century in all three formats of women’s international cricket. Knight and Nat Skyver’s 169-run partnership was the highest for any wicket for England in WT20Is and Knight won the Man of the Match award.
Heather Knight at the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
On 3 July 2021, in a home series against India, Knight scored his 3000th run and took his 50th wicket in WODI cricket. Knight captained England at the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup in which Australia defeated England by 71 runs in the final. In July 2022, he was named England captain for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
A hundred
In 2021, he was bought by franchise team London Spirit for The Hundred’s inaugural season. In April 2022, he was bought again by London Spirit for The Hundred’s 2022 season.
Heather Knight plays London Spirit in The Hundred (2021)
Women’s Premier League (WPL)
In 2023, Knight was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 40 lakh for the first season of the Women’s Premier League.
Heather Knight celebrates taking a wicket after dismissing Ashley Gardener while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Gujarat Giants in 2023
Awards, honors, achievements
- Named Women’s Player of the Summer at the PCA Awards in London on 1 October 2014
- Order of the British Empire (OBE) (2018)
Heather Knight poses with her OBE
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2018
- Received Honorary Fellowships from Cardiff University (2018)
the chosen ones
- Cricketer(s): Marcus Trescothick, Michael Atherton
- Cuisine(s): Japanese, Vietnamese
- Food: Chicken nuggets, sourdough pizza, chocolate oat milk
Facts/Trivia
- His nickname is Trev. In a 2015 interview about how he got the nickname, he said:
When I was about 13 and introduced myself at a cricket camp, they thought I said Trevor rather than Heather!”
- He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm spin bowler.
- She was the first female cricketer to be nominated for the Herald Sports Personality of the Year.
- His England shirt number is #5.
- He enjoys drinking alcoholic beverages.
Heather Knight is drinking champagne with her friends
- He is a non-vegetarian and loves to eat seafood.
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