Heather Knight to bid farewell to international cricket at Lord's

Farewell at Lord's

The Lord's Test will be Knight's final appearance for England across all formats. Knight has been a central figure for England for over a decade — as a top-order batter and long-serving captain. She steps away after leading England through multiple World Cups and Ashes campaigns, and being one of the key faces of the growth of women’s cricket.

Knight, who made her England debut in 2010 and has featured in 320 matches across formats, will join her team-mate Tammy Beaumont in bowing out of international cricket at the end of the historic maiden women's Test at Lord's, with both batters set to make one final appearance at the crease over the next two days.

To date, Knight has made 7988 international runs, with six centuries. At Canberra in 2020, her hundred during the T20 World Cup made her the first English player to score hundreds in all three formats of the game.

Greatest moment

Lord’s 2017: Knight captained England to a famous 50-over World Cup final win over India. She had taken over from Charlotte Edwards — now England’s head coach — the year before. Captaincy record Led England 199 times from 2016 to 2025 134 victories as captain Stood down after last winter’s Ashes loss in Australia. She bows out at Lord’s, the same ground where she lifted the World Cup as captain 8 years ago.

She made 6 in the first innings of the ongoing Test match, but demonstrated her enduring importance to England's batting during the recent T20 World Cup. Her vital innings of 58 from 47 balls, in a key stand of 133 with her long-term team-mate and captaincy successor Nat Sciver-Brunt, helped turn last week's semi-final against South Africa back in England's favour, after an initial slump to 23 for 3.

"Women's cricket was an entirely different landscape when she began her England career, and for so many years now she has been a standard-bearer for this team. I know the respect her team-mates and coaches have for her, and I know how much our fans think of her. I echo Clare's words, and give my thanks to Heather for her immense contribution to our sport."