[5] He was one of the founders of the Band of Brothers, an amateur cricket club closely associated with Kent.
[6][7][8] Knight lived at Bilting House near Godmersham in Kent for most of his adult life, although he is known to have owned property in Hampshire.
[4][10][11][12][13] He later served with the Royal East Kent Yeomanry between 1856 and 1862, rising to the rank of captain.
[4][12][14] He was a magistrate and a justice of the peace, married Henrietta Armstrong and had two children.
[2][3] His brother Philip, father Edward,[B] and uncles George, Brook and Henry all played first-class cricket.