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Hannah Jayne Knight (; born 25 August 1979) is a Welsh former
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er who played as an
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.


Biography

She was a right-handed batter and right-arm
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bowler. She appeared in five
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for
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. She made her debut against the
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in July 1999 and played her last match against
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in August 2003. She also represented England at under-17, under-21 and under-23 levels. She played domestic cricket for
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from 1996 to 1999 and then for
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between 2000 and 2009. She also played for
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in the 2003–04
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. She is the daughter of the late
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cricketer Barry Lloyd.


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* * 1979 births Living people Cricketers from Neath English women cricketers Welsh women cricketers England women One Day International cricketers Central Districts Hinds cricketers Somerset women cricketers Somerset women cricket captains West women cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1970s-stub