Kycia Knight
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| Full name | Kycia Akira Knight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1992 Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Kyshona Knight (twin sister) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 74) | 28 August 2011 West Indies v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 December 2022 West Indies v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 26/6) | 6 September 2011 West Indies v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 17 December 2022 West Indies v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2004–present | Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Trinbago Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNCricinfo, 31 July 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kycia Akira Knight (born 19 February 1992) is a Barbadian cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper.[1] In October 2018, she was named in the West Indies squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[2][3] In July 2019, Cricket West Indies awarded her with a central contract for the first time, ahead of the 2019–20 season.[4] She plays domestic cricket for Barbados and Trinbago Knight Riders.[5]
In October 2021, she was named in the West Indies team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[6] In February 2022, she was named in the West Indies team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[7] In July 2022, she was named in the Barbados team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[8] In January 2024, Knight announced her retirement from international cricket.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kycia Knight". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Windies Women Squad for ICC Women's World T20 Announced". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Windies Women: Champions & hosts reveal World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Pooran, Thomas and Allen handed first West Indies contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Player Profile: Kycia Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Campbelle, Taylor return to West Indies Women squad for Pakistan ODIs, World Cup Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "West Indies name Women's World Cup squad, Stafanie Taylor to lead". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Barbados team named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". Barbados Today. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Anisa Mohammed, Shakera Selman, Kyshona Knight and Kycia Knight announce retirements". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Shah, Mohit (31 July 2022). "Crisis expert Kycia Knight key to flamboyant Barbados' many successes". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Kycia Knight at ESPNcricinfo
- Kycia Knight at CricketArchive (subscription required) (archive)
- Kycia Knight at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- West Indies women One Day International cricketers
- West Indies women Twenty20 International cricketers
- Barbadian women cricketers
- West Indian women cricketers
- Trinbago Knight Riders (WCPL) cricketers
- Cricketers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Barbados
- Barbados women Twenty20 International cricketers
- Barbadian cricket biography stubs