George Knew senior

Who was George Knew senior?

George Frank Knew was an English cricketer. Knew was a right-handed batsman, though his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Wigston, Leicestershire.

Knew made his first-class cricket debut for Leicestershire against Oxford University in 1939. He made four further first-class appearances in the 1939 season, the last of which came against Sussex. In his five first-class matches, he scored 78 runs at an average of 9.75, with a high score of 42. He bowled 200 balls in first-class cricket, taking the wicket of Sussex batsman James Langridge.

His son, George Knew junior, also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire. Knew died at Leicester on 17 February 1995.