Craig McKnight
Craig Thomas McKnight (born 6 September 1969) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Craig Thomas McKnight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 September 1969 Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1990 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McKnight was born in September 1969 at Bellshill, Lanarkshire. He was educated at Hutcheson's Grammar School, before matriculating to the University of Strathclyde. A club cricketer for Poloc Cricket Club,[1] McKnight made a single appearance for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Edinburgh in 1990.[2] Playing in the Scottish side as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he took the wickets of Mark Cohen, Alan Lewis and Noel Nelson in the Irish first innings, finishing the innings with figures of 3 for 48. In the Scottish first innings, he was dismissed without scoring by Garfield Harrison.[3] Prior to his debut for Scotland, McKnight was associated with English county side Nottinghamshire, playing several second eleven matches for them.[4]
References
- "Western make a piece of cricketing history". The Herald. 3 September 1993. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- "First-Class Matches played by Craig McKnight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- "Scotland v Ireland, 1990". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- "Teams Craig McKnight played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2022.