Roger David Verdon Knight OBE (born 6 September 1946) is an English administrator, cricketer and schoolmaster. He was awarded the OBE in 2007. He is an Honorary Life Member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)[1] and was President of the club from 2015 to 2016.
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| Full name | Roger David Verdon Knight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 September 1946 Streatham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editHe was born in Streatham, the son of the late David Verdon Knight, who was himself both an Old Alleynian and a graduate of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and the late Thelma Patricia Knight. D.V. Knight was a master at Dulwich College where he was also the head of the junior boarding house Bell House.
Education
editHe was educated at Dulwich College and at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He read Modern and Medieval Languages, earning a BA in 1969, MA in 1972 and a DipEd in 1971.
First-Class Cricket Career
editHe played first-class cricket for:
- Cambridge University Cricket Club (blue) (1967–1970)
- Surrey County Cricket Club (1968–1970) and (1978–1984) (Captain 1978–1983)
- Gloucestershire County Cricket Club (1971–1975)
- Sussex County Cricket Club (1976–1977)[2]
Teaching career
edit- Assistant Master at Eastbourne College (1970–1978)
- Assistant Master at Dulwich College (1978–1983)
- Housemaster at Cranleigh School (1983–1990)
- Headmaster of Worksop College (1990–1993)[3]
Administrative Appointments
edit- Surrey County Cricket Club Cricket Committee (1984–1987)
- Vice Chairman of the South East Region of the Sports Council (1985–1990)
- Governor of the TVS Trust (1987–1992)
- MCC Committee (1989–1992)
- HMC Sports sub-committee (1991–1993)
- Secretary of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) (1994–2000)[4]
- President of the European Cricket Federation (1994–1997)
- Governor of Rendcomb College (1995–1999)
- ECB Management Board (1997–2006)
- Governor of King's School, Taunton (1998 to date)
- Chairman of Education Committee (The King's Schools, Taunton) (2004 to date)
- Councillor of the London Playing Fields Society (1998–2002)
- Secretary & Chief Executive of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) (2000–2006)
- Governor of Dulwich College (2004 to date)
- Chairman of the European Cricket Council (2006 to date)
- Chairman of the Board of the ECB Association of Cricket Officials (2008 to date)[5]
- President of Surrey County Cricket Club (2008–2009)
- President of Marylebone Cricket Club (2015–2016)[6]
Recreations
edit- Cricket, tennis, bridge, piano music, 17th century French Literature
Notes
edit- ^ news item
- ^ "OA Stories - Roger Knight OBE". www.dulwich.org.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Roger Knight profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Cricket: Knight to take the helm at MCC: All-round knowledge should". The Independent. 26 March 1993. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Roger Knight OBE to Chair ECB Association of Cricket Officials | Isle of Wight Cricket Board". www.isleofwightcricketboard.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Roger Knight to take over as MCC President; Mike Gatting elected onto Committee". Sky Sports. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2024.