[3] That season, R. C. Robertson-Glasgow wrote, "people went to The Oval to see Hobbs and Knight open the Surrey innings.

"[4] In a county match at Hastings in 1920, Knight was struck on the head while fielding and was never quite the same batsman again.

[5][6] In 1921 he was picked for two Test matches against the all-conquering Australians but scored only 54 runs in four innings.

[7] In 1920, Knight became a teacher at Westminster School, where he was master in charge of cricket for many years.

After the 1921 season he appeared only occasionally for Surrey, mostly in the summer holidays, retiring after playing 12 games in 1937.