Tyrone Knight

{{Short description|Barbadian cricketer (born 1954)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Tyrone Knight

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| fullname = Tyrone Bentley Knight

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|1|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Saint Michael, Barbados

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| role = Bowler

| club1 = Barbados

| year1 = 1978

| date = 6 September

| year = 2016

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/34/34999/34999.html CricketArchive

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Tyrone Bentley Knight (born 22 January 1954) is a former Barbadian cricketer who represented the Barbadian national team in West Indian domestic cricket.

Knight was born in Saint Michael Parish, Barbados.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/34/34999/34999.html Tyrone Knight], CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2016. In 1974, he was selected to tour England with the West Indies under-19s, playing three Test matches against the England under-19s. Knight opened the bowling with future West Indies international Wayne Daniel in the first match, and took 4/52 and 4/42, dismissing future England internationals Chris Tavaré and Mike Gatting in both innings. In the second Test, he took 3/61 and 8/86, finishing with match figures of 11/147.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/34/34999/Under-19_Test_Matches.html Under-19 Test matches played by Tyrone Knight], CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2016. Both his second-innings figures and his match figures set new records for under-19 Test cricket.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Under_19_Test/Overall/Bowling/Best_Bowling_in_an_Innings.html Under-19 Test best bowling in an innings], CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2016.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Under_19_Test/Overall/Bowling/Best_Bowling_in_a_Match.html Under-19 Test best bowling in a match], CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2016. Knight finished with 25 wickets from his three under-19 Tests. Despite his performance at that level, his career in senior West Indian domestic cricket was limited to just two matches, both of which came in the 1977–78 Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy. He appeared in both of Barbados' matches at the tournament, against Jamaica and the Windward Islands.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/34/34999/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Tyrone Knight], CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2016.