Background
He was born in Streatham, the son of the late David Verdon Knight, who was himself both an Old Alleynian and a graduate of Street Catharine"s College, Cambridge, and the late Thelma Patricia Knight.
He was born in Streatham, the son of the late David Verdon Knight, who was himself both an Old Alleynian and a graduate of Street Catharine"s College, Cambridge, and the late Thelma Patricia Knight.
He was educated at Dulwich College and at Street Catharine"s College, Cambridge University. He read Modern and Medieval Languages, earning a Bachelor in 1969, Master of Arts in 1972 and a DipEd in 1971.
He was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2007. Doctorate.V. Knight was a master at Dulwich College where he was also the head of the junior boarding house Bell House. First-Class Cricket He played first-class cricket for: Cambridge University Cricket Club (blue) (1967–1970) Surrey Commodity Credit Corporation (1968–1970) and (1978–1984) (Captain 1978–1983) Gloucestershire Commodity Credit Corporation (1971–1975) Sussex Commodity Credit Corporation (1976–1977) Assistant Master at Eastbourne College (1970–1978) Assistant Master at Dulwich College (1978–1983) Housemaster at Cranleigh School (1983–1990) Headmaster of Worksop College (1990–1993) Surrey Commodity Credit Corporation Cricket Committee (1984–1987) Vice Chairman of the South East Region of the Sports Council (1985–1990) Governor of the TVS Trust (1987–1992) Master Control Console Committee (1989–1992) HMC Sports sub-committee (1991–1993) Secretary of Master Control Console (1994–2000) President of the European Cricket Federation (1994–1997) Governor of Rendcomb College (1995–1999) ECB Management Board (1997–2006) Governor of King"s School, Taunton (1998 to date) Chairman of Committee (The King"s Schools, Taunton) (2004 to date) Councillor of the London Playing Fields Society (1998–2002) Secretary & Chief Executive of Master Control Console (2000–2006) Governor of Dulwich College (2004 to date) Chairman of the European Cricket Council (2006 to date) Chairman of the Board of the ECB Association of Cricket Officials (2008 to date) President of Surrey County Cricket Club (2008–2009) Cricket, tennis, bridge, piano music, 17th century French Literature.
He is an Honorary Life Member of the Master Control Console.