Full Name
Heather Clare Knight
Born
26 December 1990
Place Of Birth
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Role
Batting Allrounder
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm off spin
Country
England
Heather Knight
Heather Knight
Heather Knight
Heather Knight is an English cricketer who is a right-handed middle-order batter and right-arm off-spin bowler. She is the current captain of the England women's cricket team, having previously led the team to victory in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup. Personally, she was born in Rochdale, Lancashire on December 26, 1990, and is known for her leadership, technical batting, and inspirational role in women's cricket.
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Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England Women vs Australia Women · Match 6 | Women T20 | June 8, 2026 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 113.64 |
| England Women vs India Women · 3rd T20I | Women T20 | June 2, 2026 | 70 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 166.67 |
| England Women vs India Women · 2nd T20I | Women T20 | May 30, 2026 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| England Women vs India Women · 1st T20I | Women T20 | May 28, 2026 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 87.50 |
| England Women vs New Zealand Women · 3rd T20I | Women T20 | May 25, 2026 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 81.82 |
| England Women vs New Zealand Women · 2nd T20I | Women T20 | May 23, 2026 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 108.70 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Women vs Hampshire Women · Match 25 | List A | May 13, 2025 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 |
| Somerset Women vs Surrey Women · Match 24 | List A | May 11, 2025 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.60 |
| Warwickshire Women vs Somerset Women · Match 20 | List A | May 7, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Somerset Women vs Essex Women · Match 12 | List A | May 1, 2025 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Somerset Women vs Lancashire Women · Match 7 | List A | April 27, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Surrey Women vs Somerset Women · Match 2 | List A | April 23, 2025 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.67 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Womens T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2026 | WOMENT20 | Jun 6, 2026 - Jun 10, 2026 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 113.64 |
| India Women tour of England 2026 | WOMENT20 | May 28, 2026 - Jun 13, 2026 | 109 | 80 | 14 | 0 | 136.25 |
| New Zealand Women tour of England 2026 | WOMENT20 | May 10, 2026 - May 25, 2026 | 62 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 |
| ECB Women's One-Day Cup 2026 | LISTA | Apr 11, 2026 - Sep 19, 2026 | 171 | 196 | 14 | 3 | 87.24 |
| Women's Big Bash League 2025 | WOMENT20 | Nov 9, 2025 - Dec 13, 2025 | 201 | 153 | 25 | 3 | 131.37 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Bank One Day Cup Women Division I 2025 | LISTA | Apr 23, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025 | 16.5 | 0 | 104 | 4 | 3/7 | 6.18 |
| Women's Big Bash League 2023 | WOMENT20 | Oct 19, 2023 - Dec 2, 2023 | 18 | 0 | 135 | 5 | 3/27 | 7.50 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 14 | 25 | 970 | 2001 | 168 | 42.1700 | 48.4700 | 2 | 114 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| ODI | 134 | 128 | 3765 | 5149 | 106 | 36.9100 | 73.1200 | 26 | 361 | 20 | 26 | 2 |
| T20I | 104 | 92 | 1673 | 1418 | 108 | 23.2300 | 117.9800 | 20 | 174 | 28 | 4 | 1 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 14 | 10 | 69.50 | 419 | 171 | 7 | 24.4200 | 2.4400 | 59.8000 | 2/7 | 3/48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 134 | 59 | 320.30 | 1923 | 1395 | 56 | 24.9100 | 4.3500 | 34.3000 | 5/26 | 5/26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20I | 104 | 39 | 90.30 | 543 | 526 | 21 | 25.0400 | 5.8100 | 25.8000 | 3/9 | 3/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India Women vs England Women · 20th Match | Women ODI | October 19, 2025 | 109 | 91 | 15 | 1 | 119.78 |
| England Women vs Bangladesh Women · 8th Match | Women ODI | October 7, 2025 | 79 | 111 | 8 | 1 | 71.17 |
| Sydney Thunder Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women · Match 7 | Women T20 | October 31, 2024 | 48 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 171.43 |
| Southern Brave (Women) vs London Spirit (Women) · Match 2 | Women T100 | July 24, 2024 | 65 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 209.68 |
| England Women vs New Zealand Women · 5th T20I | Women T20 | July 17, 2024 | 46 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 148.39 |
| New Zealand Women vs England Women · 2nd T20I | Women T20 | March 22, 2024 | 56 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 140.00 |
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Records And Awards
2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Winner: Captained England to a home World Cup victory at Lord's.
OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire): Appointed in the 2018 New Year Honours for her services to cricket.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year: Named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2018.
Centuries in All Formats: Became the first woman and first England player to score an international century in all three formats of the game (Test, ODI, and T20I) in 2020.
Highest Individual Test Score by an England Women's Captain: Scored an unbeaten 168 against Australia in the 2022 Ashes Test.
Unique All-Round Record: The first female cricketer to score a fifty and take five wickets in an ODI innings.
Major Represented Teams
- International: England (2010–present)
- Domestic:
- Devon (2008-2009)
- Berkshire (2010-2019)
- Western Storm (2016-2024)
- Somerset (2025–present)
- Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL)
- Sydney Thunder (WBBL)
- London Spirit (The Hundred)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (WPL)
Recent International Match
- Date: October 29, 2025
- Format: One Day International (ODI)
- Opponent: South Africa
- Location: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, India
Major Achievements
- Captained England to victory in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup
- Awarded an OBE in the 2018 New Year Honours List for services to cricket
- First female player to score a fifty and take five wickets in an ODI match
- Scored 157 in an Ashes Test at Wormsley in 2013
International Debuts
- ODI Debut: March 1, 2010, against India in Mumbai. Knight scored 49 runs opening the batting in her first international appearance.
- T20I Debut: November 22, 2010, against Sri Lanka at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo.
- Test Debut: January 22, 2011, against Australia at the Bankstown Oval in Sydney.
