1911 Knight, Richard
Birthplace
South Molton, Devon 1892
Biographical Text
Richard Knight, son of the Vicar of Topsham, played for Exeter City reserves in 1911/12. Also a cricketer for Devon and Cambridge University, he later became vicar of Kewstoke near Weston-super-Mare.
Still a teenager, and just about to start studying at Cambridge University, Richard appeared for Exeter City reserves in the Plymouth and District League against the Royal Marines on 20 September 1911. An inside-right, he had requested the opportunity from City and was local to Exeter being the son of the vicar of Topsham. He was also already known as a Devon county cricketer.
Born at South Molton in the north of the county, Richard had been educated nearby at the Devon County School - later to become West Buckland School - and at St John’s School, Leatherhead. Little is known of what became of Richard's football career but, between 1910 and 1913, he played twenty Minor Counties games for Devon and appeared in four first-class games for Cambridge University including games against both the touring Australians and South Africians in 1912. His best first-class score was 66 against the South Africans and in a short first-class career he notched 101 runs in total and took 8 wickets with a best return of 4 for 23.
Leaving Christ's College, he followed in his father's footsteps in the Church of England and, after serving a parish in Ealing between 1932 and 1935, moved to St Paul’s Kewstoke-with-Milton near Weston- Super- Mare (pictured) where he died aged 67 on 9 January 1960.
Still a teenager, and just about to start studying at Cambridge University, Richard appeared for Exeter City reserves in the Plymouth and District League against the Royal Marines on 20 September 1911. An inside-right, he had requested the opportunity from City and was local to Exeter being the son of the vicar of Topsham. He was also already known as a Devon county cricketer.
Born at South Molton in the north of the county, Richard had been educated nearby at the Devon County School - later to become West Buckland School - and at St John’s School, Leatherhead. Little is known of what became of Richard's football career but, between 1910 and 1913, he played twenty Minor Counties games for Devon and appeared in four first-class games for Cambridge University including games against both the touring Australians and South Africians in 1912. His best first-class score was 66 against the South Africans and in a short first-class career he notched 101 runs in total and took 8 wickets with a best return of 4 for 23.
Leaving Christ's College, he followed in his father's footsteps in the Church of England and, after serving a parish in Ealing between 1932 and 1935, moved to St Paul’s Kewstoke-with-Milton near Weston- Super- Mare (pictured) where he died aged 67 on 9 January 1960.
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