List of cricketers who were knighted

List of cricketers who were knighted

This is a list of cricketers who were also knighted. [1] The list is divided into two separate categories, one for those who were knighted for their services to cricket, and one for Test cricketers who were knighted for other reasons. The third category consists of Test cricketers who hold or have held other notable titles, including baronetcies and Indian princely titles.

Contents

Knighted for services to cricket

This section includes all players, coaches, umpires and administrators who were knighted for their services to the game.

Australia

England

West Indies

New Zealand

Knighted for other reasons

This list only includes Test cricketers; there are many others who played cricket at a variety of other levels, from school cricket to first-class cricket.

England

South Africa

New Zealand

  • Sir Jack Newman KBE (1902 – 1996), created Knight Commander of the British Empire in 1977 for services to the transportation industry.

India

Other titles

See also

Notes

References

  • Dawson, Graham; Wat, Charlie (1998). Test Cricket Lists - The Ultimate Guide to International Cricket (Fourth Edition). Noble Park, Victoria: The Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-865-03089-9. 
  • Harte, Chris; Whimpress, Bernard (2003). The Penguin History of Australian Cricket. Camberwell, Victoria: Penguin Books Australia. ISBN 0-670-04133-5. 
  • Cricketing Knights

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