[2] Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat, making 238 in their first-innings, during which Knutton bowled twenty wicketless overs.
[4] In 1902, Knutton had been playing in the Bradford League when he was selected to play a hastily arranged first-class fixture for an England XI (which contained one former Test player in Willie Quaife) against the touring Australians at Park Avenue, Bradford.
Knutton, who was the only fast bowler in the side, finished with figures of 9/100, taking the first eight Australian wickets to fall: Trumper, Noble, Hill, Darling, Hopkins, Duff, Armstrong, and Carter, before taking the final wicket, that of Saunders.
Responding in their first innings, the England XI made 240 all out, with Knutton being dismissed by Noble for 8 runs.
Requiring 41 for victory, the Australians reached their target with three wickets down, one of which (Darling's) fell to Knutton, who finished with match figures of 10/117.