Freddie Knott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Freddie Knott

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1891

Place of Birth: Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Feb-1972

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Freddie Knott

  • Frederick Hammett Knott (30 October 1891 – 10 February 1972), known as Freddie Knott, was an English amateur cricketer.
  • Knott played for Oxford University Cricket Club and Kent County Cricket Club in the years before the First World War.
  • He played occasionally after the war, including once for Sussex in 1926. Knott was considered one of cricket's brightest schoolboy talents at Tonbridge School but had a more disappointing time at Oxford.
  • He also played varsity rugby union and was a fine all-round sportsman, later becoming a scratch golfer.
  • He served in the British Army in both World Wars and won the Military Cross after being wounded in Macedonia in 1917.

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