Personal information | |
---|---|
Full name | Tyrone Bentley Knight |
Born | Saint Michael, Barbados | 22 January 1954
Role | Bowler |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
1978 | Barbados |
Source:CricketArchive,6 September 2016 |
Tyrone Bentley Knight (born 22 January 1954) is a former Barbadian cricketer who represented the Barbadian national team in West Indian domestic cricket.
Knight was born in Saint Michael Parish,Barbados. [1] In 1974,he was selected to tour England with the West Indies under-19s,playing three Test matches against the England under-19s. Knight opened the bowling with future West Indies international Wayne Daniel in the first match,and took 4/52 and 4/42,dismissing future England internationals Chris Tavaré and Mike Gatting in both innings. In the second Test,he took 3/61 and 8/86,finishing with match figures of 11/147. [2] Both his second-innings figures and his match figures set new records for under-19 Test cricket. [3] [4] Knight finished with 25 wickets from his three under-19 Tests. [2] Despite his performance at that level,his career in senior West Indian domestic cricket was limited to just two matches,both of which came in the 1977–78 Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy. He appeared in both of Barbados' matches at the tournament,against Jamaica and the Windward Islands. [5]
The Right Excellent Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers,NH,AO,OCC,also known as Sir Gary or Sir Garry Sobers,is a former Barbadian cricketer who played for the West Indies between 1954 and 1974. A highly skilled bowler,an aggressive batsman and an excellent fielder,he is widely considered to be cricket's greatest ever all-rounder and one of the greatest cricketers of all time.
Sir Wesley Winfield Hall is a Barbadian former cricketer and politician. A tall,strong and powerfully built man,Hall was a genuine fast bowler and despite his very long run up,he was renowned for his ability to bowl long spells. Hall played 48 Test matches for the West Indies from 1958 to 1969. Hall's opening bowling partnership with fellow Barbadian Charlie Griffith was a feature of the strong West Indies teams throughout the 1960s. Hall was one of the most popular cricketers of his day and was especially popular in Australia,where he played two seasons in the Sheffield Shield with Queensland.
The Barbados national cricket team is the national cricket team of Barbados,organised by the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA). Barbados is a member of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB),which is a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in its own right,and Barbadians play internationally for the West Indies cricket team.
Dwayne Romel Smith is a former Barbadian international cricketer who has represented the West Indies in all three formats of the game. An all-rounder,he is known as an aggressive and powerful right-handed batsman,bowls medium pace,and is also an athletic fielder. Smith was a part of the West Indies team that won the 2012 T20 World Cup.
Ian David Russell Bradshaw is a former Barbadian cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team as a left-arm fast bowler. A former West Indies under-19s and Barbados captain,he was a notable member of the West Indies team that won the 2004 Champions Trophy,being named man of the match in the tournament's final,and scored the winning boundary. Bradshaw eventually picked up 78 wickets for the Windies at an average of 29.47 from 62 ODIs.
James Cullum Tredwell is an English former international cricketer. A left-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler,he played his domestic cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and was appointed as County Captain for the 2013 season. He made his debut for Kent in the 2001 season,nine days before his first appearance for England Under-19s. He often fielded at slip. Tredwell was a member of the England team that won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20.
George Nathaniel Francis was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England. He was a fast bowler of renowned pace and was notably successful on West Indies' non-Test playing tour of England in 1923,but he was probably past his peak by the time the West Indies were elevated to Test status. He was born in Trents,St. James,Barbados and died at Black Rock,Saint Michael,also in Barbados.
Barrington Bjorn Beckenbauer Yearwood is a Barbadian cricketer,similar in his short build to West Indies international Tino Best.
Kraigg Clairmonte Brathwaite is a Barbadian cricketer who captains the West Indies in Test cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and occasionally bowls off breaks. On 6 November 2011,he became only the second West Indian to score two Test fifties before his 19th birthday when he made 63 (212) against India in Delhi. He has also effectively stood as stand-in-captain in place of Jason Holder in seven test matches before becoming the permanent captain of the test team taking over from Holder. He idolises Shivnarine Chanderpaul and his batting style.
Miguel Lamar Cummins is a Barbadian cricketer who has played in 14 Test matches and 11 One Day Internationals (ODI) for the West Indies.
Roston Lamar Chase is a Barbadian cricketer who plays for the West Indies and Barbados. An all-rounder,he is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off spin bowler. In July 2017,he was named Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year by the West Indies Players' Association.
Justin Pierre Greaves is a Barbadian cricketer who has played for both Barbados and the Combined Campuses and Colleges in West Indian domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in January 2022.
Kevin Andre Stoute is a Barbadian cricketer who played for the Barbadian national side in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-handed pace-bowling all-rounder.
Alzarri Shaheim Joseph is an Antiguan cricketer who plays for the West Indies in Tests and ODIs. A right-arm fast bowler,he plays for Leeward Islands and the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in West Indian domestic cricket. He also currently plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League. In 2016,Joseph was named Antigua and Barbuda Sportsman of the Year award. During his under-19 career,Joseph helped the West Indies win the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Anthony Trevor Alleyne is a Barbadian cricketer who has represented both the Barbadian national team and the Combined Campuses and Colleges in West Indian domestic cricket. He is left-handed opening batsman.
The 2007–08 KFC Cup was the 34th edition of the Regional Super50,the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The competition was played between 16 and 28 October 2007,with the group stage hosted by Guyana and the play-offs hosted by Barbados.
Samuel McDonald Skeete is a former Barbadian cricketer who represented the Barbadian national team in West Indian domestic cricket. He also played three seasons of South African domestic cricket,representing Easterns.
Callitos Fernando Lopez is a former Barbadian cricketer who played for Barbadian national side and several other teams in West Indian domestic cricket. He played as a right-arm pace bowler.
Ryan Paul Omar Nurse is a Barbadian cricketer who has represented the Barbadian national side in West Indian domestic cricket. He plays as a right-arm fast bowler.