He made his Oxford UCCE debut in 2004, and scored his maiden first-class century (exactly 100 not out) for them against Durham on 31 May 2006.
[1] In 2010, Knappett was selected in the first Unicorns squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40 domestic limited overs competition against the regular first-class counties.
[2] He represented the Unicorns in every game for the first 2 years of creation, making notable performances in the world record holding highest successful run chase in a 40 over List A fixture.
He is an ECB tutor, assessor and field-based trainer / internal verifier for delivering coach education courses.
Where he grew the junior section substantially and supported the first team in securing 1st Xl ECB Middlesex Premier League in 2014 and 2016.