Brian McKechnie
| Birth name | Brian John McKechnie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 November 1953[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gore, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (12 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Southland Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 21) | 7 June 1975 v East Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 1 February 1981 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971/72–1985/86 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971/72–1986/87 | Southland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 May 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brian John McKechnie (born 6 November 1953) is a former "
double All Black" - representing New Zealand in both rugby union and cricket. He was born at Gore in Southland and educated at Southland Boys' High School.[2]
Rugby career
He played 26 matches for the
lineout near full-time and was apparently awarded a penalty (the referee later said the penalty was for a completely separate incident and was clearly visible in video footage) which would secure the "Grand Slam" for the All Blacks against the home country unions
.
Cricketing career
As a cricketer, McKechnie was an economical right-arm pace bowler and useful lower-order batsman who played 14
underarm delivery in the final ball of the match, throwing his bat away in disgust after blocking the delivery. McKechnie represented Otago in top-level domestic competitions from 1971–72 to 1985–86 and played Hawke Cup cricket for Southland until 1986–87.[3] He later served on the national selection panel.[4][5][6][7]
Beyond sports
With Lynn McConnell, he wrote McKechnie: Double All Black: An Autobiography (Craigs, Invercargill) in 1983.[8]
References
- ^ *Brian McKechnie at AllBlacks.com
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ a b Brian McKechnie, CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 November 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ "Grim prophecy fulfilled". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Underhand, underarm". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Australia v New Zealand 1980-81". Cricinfo. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Cricket Photos | Global | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "McKechnie : double All Black". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
External links
- Brian McKechnie at ESPNcricinfo
- Brian McKechnie at AllBlacks.com
- Swanton, Will (23 January 2006). "25 years along, Kiwi bat sees funnier side of it". Cricket. The Age. Retrieved 27 June 2006.
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