List of knighted cricketers
- List of knighted cricketers
A list of cricketers to have been knighted for their contribution to the sport of cricket.
Australia
* Bradman, Sir Donald (1908–2001)
England
* Allen, Sir George "Gubby" (1902–1989)
* Bedser, Sir Alec (born 1918)
* Botham, Sir Ian, (born 1955)
* Cowdrey, Sir Colin (Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge) (1932–2000)
* Hobbs, Sir Jack (1882–1963)
* Hutton, Sir Len (1916–1990)
* Lacey, Sir Francis (1859–1946)
* Leveson-Gower, Sir Henry (1873–1954)
* Toone, Sir Frederick (1868–1930)
* Warner, Sir Pelham (1873–1963)
India
* Vizianagram, The Maharajkumar of (Sir Gajapatiraj Vijaya Ananda) (1905-1965)
New Zealand
* Hadlee, Sir Richard (born 1951)
West Indies
* Hunte, Sir Conrad (1932–1999)
* Richards, Sir Vivian (born 1952)
* Sobers, Sir Garfield (born 1936)
* Walcott, Sir Clyde (1926–2006)
* Weekes, Sir Everton (born 1925)
* Worrell, Sir Frank (1924–1967)
Notes
*Neville Cardus was awarded a knighthood for his cricket and music journalism.
*C. Aubrey Smith, Murray Bisset and Learie Constantine are amongst Test cricketers who were awarded knighthoods other than for their services to cricket.
*Bill Woodfull declined a knighthood for services to cricket in 1934.Fact|date=April 2007
External links
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/60096.html Cricketing Knights]
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