Heather Knight recalls the horror when she lost track of the World Cup trophy

It was probably England’s captain Heather Knight’s most memorable moment when she led her side to a World Cup victory against India at Lord’s earlier this year. It was England’s fourth World Cup title. But soon the happiness turned into horror when the skipper realized that she had lost track of the trophy.

Heather turned up for the Test match between England and South Africa with the trophy but somehow lost the coveted trophy. She said that she panicked for a moment until the trophy was handed over to her. She kept the trophy in a box and when searched for it, found it empty.

“I thought I had (the trophy) with me because I had the box. But (the box) was empty. I had a security lady guarding it but it was literally just a box. I realised I left the trophy with Sky Sports, so I went back to get it after few Pimm’s but it wasn’t there anymore. The guard said some woman had walked off with it and it ‘looked a bit dodgy’. I was panicked. I thought I’d lost the World Cup. Luckily the dubious looking lady was from the ECB,” Knight told The Guardian about the incident.

Interestingly, the trophy got them some free snacks, as they headed out to a pub.  “It actually got us some free burgers, which was a nice touch.”

Heather also mentioned that awareness about women’s cricket has spread since the victory. “There’s definitely been a lot more interest. There was actually a health food shop in Kensington that wanted to name a salad after me. I think the offer was free salad for life. I’m not sure what would be in a ‘Heather Knight salad’ to be honest. Maybe a bit of halloumi, some chicken, avocado – it’ll have to pack a full punch. We’ll see what happens.”