Background
He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.
He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.
Knew was a right-handed batsman. Knew made his first-class cricket debut for Leicestershire against Oxford University in 1972. He made three further first-class appearances the following season in the County Championship against Nottinghamshire, Essex and Derbyshire.
In his four first-class matches, he scored 59 runs at an average of 11.80, with a high score of 25.
He made a single List A appearance against Surrey in the John Player League, ending the match unbeaten on 42, though Leicestershire still lost by 23 runs. His father, George Knew senior, also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire.