About Enos Knibbs
Lived 1886 – 1953 (aged 67). Enos Knibbs was a cricket umpire and cricketer.
Enos Silvester Knibbs (29 July 1886 – 2 November 1953) was a West Indian cricket umpire from Jamaica. He stood in two Test matches, in 1930 and 1935.
Knibbs was born in Kingston and began his involvement in cricket as a groundsman at the Melbourne Park ground. He apparently devoted himself to cricket – playing, coaching, repairing bats, umpiring and preparing pitches. The Kingston Daily Gleaner said of his umpiring in 1932 that he was "conscientious, painstaking, intelligent and thoroughly honest in his convictions ... and when he gives a decision, it comes from a cool, calculated and well-balanced mind". The English Test player Errol Holmes said of him, "Enos Nibbs [sic] was as impartial an umpire as I have ever seen."
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Who was Enos Knibbs?
Umpire (1886-1953)
When was Enos Knibbs born?
Enos Knibbs was born on 29 July 1886 in Kingston.
When did Enos Knibbs die?
Enos Knibbs died on 2 November 1953 in Jamaica.
What was Enos Knibbs's occupation?
Enos Knibbs was a cricket umpire and cricketer.
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