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Full name | Robert Leonard Knight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | 20 November 1957|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1977/78–1981/82 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,4 January 2011 |
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