Stewie
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Knighted CricketersOk as we have done football, which 18 cricketers have been awarded knighthoods for their services to cricket?
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bailbreaker
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off the top of my head:::::
colin cowdrey
len hutton
garfield sobers
ted dexter
viv richards
mr hadlee
clyde walcott
everton weekes
denis compton
off his head----- geoff boycott (thanks to craig for that one)
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Stewie
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Good start but Ted Dexter and Denis Compton only have CBE's
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bailbreaker
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aah. another one has just come to me
mr worrall (the last of the 3 w's)
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Stewie
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yep there is another one, are you really West Indian Baz as you have named all bar 1 if their knighted players but only 2 English ones 
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plumby
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the boy from CAMBRIDGE JACK HOBBS
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bailbreaker
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was the other west indian, sonny rammadin?
an aussie, donald bradman.
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Stewie
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Sonny Rammadin no he was not knighted
yes Bradman has been
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bailbreaker
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alf gover, the bowling coach in london
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bailbreaker
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basil d,oliveria and henry olonga for services to combat racism.
malcolm marshall
wes hall
rohan kanahi
lance gibbs.
I watched a lot of west indian cricket during my formitive years.
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Stewie
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mbe unfortunatly
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Stewie
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non of your last list have knighted either
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bailbreaker
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i,m off to bed now . maybe i,ll dream up some more ?
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Simon
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I am pretty sure that Pelham Warner and Gubby Allen from the bodyline series were knighted although I suspect that Jardine and Larwood never were!
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Stewie
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You are right Simon the first 2 where but the latter where not
That still leaves 7 more
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bailbreaker
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willie hammond
rachel heyhoe-flint
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Stewie
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nope keep them coming
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bailbreaker
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wally hammond
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stimmo
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Alec Bedser
I thought Learie Constantine had one, but not for services to cricket.
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Stewie
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Alec Bedser has a knighthood for services to cricket, but Learie Constantine got his for his non cricketing efforts i think it was for his race relations work.
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Rushy
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Jim Laker?
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Rushy
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999
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Stewie
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nope
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Simon
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I must admit I couldn't think of any more so I Googled. I have never heard of the others.
However, there is one Indian that if anyone manages to get his full name and title totally correct it will be an impressive feat.
It will be even more impressive if they can pronounce it. 
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Stewie
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that it would even with google lol
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Stewie
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ok the missing 5 are;
Vizianagram, The Maharajkumar of (Sir) Gajapatiraj Vijaya Ananda
Francis Lacey
Henry Leveson-Gower
Frederick Toone
Conrad Hunte
I started with the obvious 1
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