Kenneth James McKnight (born 8 April 1964) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Otago between the 1987–88 and 1991–92 seasons.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kenneth James McKnight | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1964 Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Stewart McKnight (father) | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1983/84–1996/97 | Central Otago | ||||||||||||||
| 1987/88–1991/92 | Otago | ||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 13 January 1988 Otago v Northern Districts | ||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 6 December 1991 Otago v Northern Districts | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 January 2021 | |||||||||||||||
McKnight was born at Ranfurly in Central Otago in 1964, the son of Stewart McKnight, a farmer who had played seven times for Otago and represented New Zealand at curling. Ken McKnight was educated at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin and played age-group cricket for Otago in the 1982–83 season before making his Hawke Cup debut for Central Otago the following season.[2][3]
McKnight's highest first-class score was 56 not out against Central Districts in 1988-89, when he helped Otago save the match after they followed on 231 runs behind.[4] Later he captained Central Otago to their only Hawke Cup title when they defeated Taranaki in January 1996.[5] He now lives in Queensland.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Kenneth McKnight". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ Ken McKnight, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ "Central Districts v Otago 1988-89". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Taranaki v Central Otago 1995-96". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Cricket" (PDF). Positively Maniototo: 8. February 2016.
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