Kycia Knight

Kycia Knight

Personal information
Full name	Kycia Akira Knight
Born	(1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 (age 32) Barbados
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Kyshona Knight (twin sister)
International information
National sides	West Indies (2011–2022) Barbados (2022)
ODI debut (cap 74)	28 August 2011  West Indies v Pakistan
Last ODI	9 December 2022  West Indies v England
T20I debut (cap 26/6)	6 September 2011  West Indies v Pakistan
Last T20I	17 December 2022  West Indies v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004–present	Barbados
2022–present	Trinbago Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 87 70 Runs scored 1,327 801 Batting average 17.46 16.68 100s/50s 0/2 0/2 Top score 69 62* Balls bowled 4 – Wickets 0 – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 29/5 23/11
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 31 July 2022

Kycia Akira Knight (born 19 February 1992) is a Barbadian cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper.[1] In October 2018, she was named in the West Indies squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[2][3] In July 2019, Cricket West Indies awarded her with a central contract for the first time, ahead of the 2019–20 season.[4] She plays domestic cricket for Barbados and Trinbago Knight Riders.[5]

In October 2021, she was named in the West Indies team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[6] In February 2022, she was named in the West Indies team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[7] In July 2022, she was named in the Barbados team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[8] In January 2024, Knight announced her retirement from international cricket.[9]

References

1. "Kycia Knight". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
2. "Windies Women Squad for ICC Women's World T20 Announced". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
3. "Windies Women: Champions & hosts reveal World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
4. "Pooran, Thomas and Allen handed first West Indies contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
5. "Player Profile: Kycia Knight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
6. "Campbelle, Taylor return to West Indies Women squad for Pakistan ODIs, World Cup Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
7. "West Indies name Women's World Cup squad, Stafanie Taylor to lead". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
8. "Barbados team named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". Barbados Today. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
9. "Anisa Mohammed, Shakera Selman, Kyshona Knight and Kycia Knight announce retirements". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

Further reading

• Shah, Mohit (31 July 2022). "Crisis expert Kycia Knight key to flamboyant Barbados' many successes". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

External links

• Kycia Knight at ESPNcricinfo
• Kycia Knight at CricketArchive (subscription required) (archive)
• Kycia Knight at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games