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knighthoods in cricketWho was the FIRST cricketeer to be knighted WHILST he was still playing test cricket?
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Martin H
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jack hobbs and len hutton seem to ring a bell! don't think jack hobbs was still playing when knighted but think Sir Len might have been.
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bailbreaker
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sorry martin, incorrect.
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Martin H
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only other four that might have been are gary sobers, richard hadlee and colin cowdrey, viv richards....pretty sure cowdrey was after playing i know viv richards was after...........of the other two sobers was earlier but again sure that he was after playing so only other is hadlee i not sure whether he was playing test at the time! he was at least playing first class/county am i any nearer!
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bailbreaker
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a well reasoned answer. well done martin.
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Martin H
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thank god for that i was running out of knighted cricketers!!!!
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bailbreaker
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Ian Botham recd his this week I believe.
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