John Knapp
John Walter Knapp (8 March 1841 – 22 June 1881) was an English cricketer. Knapp's batting style is unknown, but it is known that 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]
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| Full name | John Walter Knapp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 1841 Paddington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 June 1881 (aged 40) St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1864 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- "Headington History, Oxford". www.headington.org.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- "First-Class Matches played by John Knapp". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- "Middlesex v Hampshire, 1864". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
External links
- John Knapp at ESPNcricinfo
- John Knapp at CricketArchive