John Knapp

John Walter Knapp (8 March 1841 – 22 June 1881) was an English cricketer. Knapp's batting style is unknown; he bowled right-arm fast. The son of Tyrell Knapp and Harriett Harris, he was born in Paddington, London. In 1859 he attended Exeter College, Oxford.[1]

For the English botanist and naturalist, see John Leonard Knapp. For the American academic administrator, see John C. Knapp.

John Knapp
Personal information
Full name
John Walter Knapp
Born(1841-03-08)8 March 1841
Paddington, London, England
Died22 June 1881(1881-06-22) (aged 40)
St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1864Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 3
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 3
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 September 2011

Knapp made a single first-class appearance for Middlesex against Hampshire in 1864 at the Cattle Market Ground in Islington.[2] In Middlesex's only innings he scored 3 runs before being run out, with Middlesex inflicting a defeat by an innings and 38 runs on a Hampshire side, who like Middlesex were playing in their first season of first-class cricket.[3]

Knapp married a Kate M. Taylor at Woodmansterne, Surrey on 30 July 1878. He died at St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex on 22 June 1881, aged 40.[1]

References
  1. "Headington History, Oxford". www.headington.org.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by John Knapp". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. "Middlesex v Hampshire, 1864". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
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