This is a list of cricketers who were also knighted.[1] The list is divided into two categories: one for those (22 players) who were knighted for their services to cricket, and one for
Test cricketers (8 players) who were knighted for other reasons.
Sir Francis Eden Lacey (1859–1946), the first person to be
knighted (1926) for services to cricket, or indeed any sport; these included his role as the Secretary of the
MCC from 1898 to 1926.
This list only includes
Test cricketers; there are many others who played cricket at a variety of other levels, from school cricket to
first-class cricket.
Yadavindra Singh, the Yuvraj of Patiala (India; commonly known as the Yuvraj of Patiala, became Maharaja of Patiala in 1938 after his only Test appearance).
Dawson, Graham; Wat, Charlie (1998). Test Cricket Lists – The Ultimate Guide to International Cricket (Fourth ed.). Noble Park, Victoria: The Five Mile Press.
ISBN1-86503-089-9.
Harte, Chris;
Whimpress, Bernard (2003). The Penguin History of Australian Cricket. Camberwell, Victoria: Penguin Books Australia.
ISBN0-670-04133-5.
This is a list of cricketers who were also knighted.[1] The list is divided into two categories: one for those (22 players) who were knighted for their services to cricket, and one for
Test cricketers (8 players) who were knighted for other reasons.
Sir Francis Eden Lacey (1859–1946), the first person to be
knighted (1926) for services to cricket, or indeed any sport; these included his role as the Secretary of the
MCC from 1898 to 1926.
This list only includes
Test cricketers; there are many others who played cricket at a variety of other levels, from school cricket to
first-class cricket.
Yadavindra Singh, the Yuvraj of Patiala (India; commonly known as the Yuvraj of Patiala, became Maharaja of Patiala in 1938 after his only Test appearance).
Dawson, Graham; Wat, Charlie (1998). Test Cricket Lists – The Ultimate Guide to International Cricket (Fourth ed.). Noble Park, Victoria: The Five Mile Press.
ISBN1-86503-089-9.
Harte, Chris;
Whimpress, Bernard (2003). The Penguin History of Australian Cricket. Camberwell, Victoria: Penguin Books Australia.
ISBN0-670-04133-5.