{{Short description|Barbadian cricketer (born 1954)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Tyrone Knight | image = | fullname = Tyrone Bentley Knight | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|1|22|df=yes}} | birth_place = Saint Michael, Barbados | nickname = | heightm = | batting = | bowling = | role = Bowler | club1 = Barbados | year1 = 1978 | date = 6 September | year = 2016 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/34/34999/34999.html CricketArchive }} '''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.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/34/34999/34999.html Tyrone Knight], CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2016.</ref> 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.<ref name="u19">[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/34/34999/Under-19_Test_Matches.html Under-19 Test matches played by Tyrone Knight], CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2016.</ref> Both his second-innings figures and his match figures set new records for under-19 Test cricket.<ref>[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.</ref><ref>[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.</ref> Knight finished with 25 wickets from his three under-19 Tests.<ref name="u19"/> 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.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/34/34999/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Tyrone Knight], CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2016.</ref>
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==External links== *[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/34/34999/34999.html Player profile and statistics] at [https://cricketarchive.com CricketArchive] *[http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52325.html Player profile and statistics] at [http://www.espncricinfo.com ESPNcricinfo]
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