| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Robert Lougher Knight |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 1858 |
| Birth Place: | St Brides Major, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Death Place: | Tythegston, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Family: | Francis Stacey (uncle) Tip Williams (son-in-law) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm roundarm medium |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1878 - 1880 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 100 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.33 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 36 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,241 |
| Wickets1: | 30 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 14.53 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/39 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/– |
| Date: | 9 March |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/16089.html Cricinfo |
Robert Lougher Knight (21 April 1858 – 22 May 1938) was a Welsh first-class cricketer and barrister.
The son of The Reverend Charles Rumsey Knight, he was born in April 1858 at St Brides Major, Glamorgan. He was educated at Clifton College,[1] matriculating at Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1877, and graduating B.A. in 1882. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Gentlemen of England at Oxford in 1878. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1880, making eight appearances.[2] He scored 100 runs in his eight matches, with a high score of 36 not out.[3] With his left-arm roundarm medium bowling, he took 30 wickets at a bowling average of 14.53. He took five wickets in an innings on two occasions and ten wickets in a match once.[4] His best innings figures, 7 for 39, came against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1878.[5] Knight also played for Oxford University RFC and captained the rugby XV in 1881.[1]
A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in 1887 and practiced as a barrister. Knight died in May 1938 at Tythegston, Glamorgan.[6] His uncle, Francis Stacey, and cousin, Tip Williams, both played first-class cricket.