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| Full name | Robert Leonard Knight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1957 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1977/78–1981/82 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Leonard Knight (born 20 November 1957 in Launceston,Tasmania) is a former Australian cricketer,who played for Tasmania from 1977 until 1982. He was a right-handed batsman.
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