Alan Knott

Alan Philip Eric Knott (born 9 April 1946) is a former cricketer who represented England at international level in both Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODI). Knott is widely regarded as one of the most eccentric characters in cricket, and is also regarded as one of the greatest wicket-keepers to ever play the game. He was described by cricket journalist Simon Wilde as "a natural gloveman, beautifully economical in his movements and armed with tremendous powers of concentration".To mark 150 years of the Cricketers' Almanack, Wisden named him in an all-time Test World XI. On the occasion of England's 1000th Test in August 2018, he was named in the country's greatest Test XI by the ECB.