# Charles Knightley

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For other people, see [Charles Knightley (disambiguation)](/source/Charles_Knightley_(disambiguation)).

**Charles Stuart Knightley** (born 3 February 1972) is a former English [cricketer](/source/Cricket). Knightley was a left-handed [batsman](/source/Batsman_(cricket)) and a [wicket-keeper](/source/Wicket-keeper). He was born in [Cheltenham](/source/Cheltenham), [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire).

After playing age-group and Second XI cricke for [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club), Knightley made his debut for [Oxfordshire](/source/Oxfordshire_County_Cricket_Club) in the 1996 [Minor Counties Championship](/source/Minor_Counties_Championship) against [Shropshire](/source/Shropshire_County_Cricket_Club). Knightley played [Minor counties](/source/Minor_counties_of_English_and_Welsh_cricket) cricket for Oxfordshire from 1996 to 2012, which included 75 Minor Counties Championship matches[1] and 21 [MCCA Knockout Trophy](/source/MCCA_Knockout_Trophy) matches.[2] He made his [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) debut against [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club) in the [1996 NatWest Trophy](/source/1996_NatWest_Trophy). He played five further List A matches, the last coming against [Herefordshire](/source/Herefordshire_County_Cricket_Club) in the first round of the [2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy](/source/2004_Cheltenham_%26_Gloucester_Trophy) which was held in 2003.[3] In his six List A matches he scored 109 runs at a [batting average](/source/Batting_average_(cricket)) of 27.25, with a high score of 61[*](/source/Not_out).[4] His only [half century](/source/Half_century) came against Lancashire in the 1996 NatWest Trophy.

He has played for [Essexover](/source/Essex_County_Cricket_Club)-50s, winning the Over-50s County Championship in 2022, and England over-50s, winning the Over-50s World Cup in 2023.[5] He has also played for Stow-on-the-Wold RFC and [London Scottish RFC](/source/London_Scottish_RFC).[citation needed]

## References

1. ["Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Knightley"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9217/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2011.

1. ["Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Charles Knightley"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9217/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2011.

1. ["List A Matches played by Charles Knightley"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9217/List_A_Matches.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2011.

1. ["List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Knightley"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9217/a_Batting_by_Team.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2011.

1. ["Teams Charles Knightley played for"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9217/all_teams.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2011.

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