Brian McKechnie explained

Brian McKechnie
Birth Name:Brian John McKechnie
Birth Date:6 November 1953
Birth Place:Gore, New Zealand
Weight:79kg (174lb)
Ru Position:First five-eighth, fullback
Amatteam1:Invercargill Star
Ru Amupdate:23 January 2007
Repteam1:New Zealand
Repyears1:1977–1981
Repcaps1:26 [10 tests]
Reppoints1:(148 [2t, 22c, 28p, 4dg])
Ru Ntupdate:23 January 2007
Ru Province1:Southland
Ru Provinceupdate:23 January 2007
School:Southland Boys' High School
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Brian McKechnie
Country:New Zealand
International:true
Internationalspan:1975–1981
Odidebutdate:7 June
Odidebutyear:1975
Odidebutagainst:East Africa
Odicap:21
Lastodidate:1 February
Lastodiyear:1981
Lastodiagainst:Australia
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Club1:Otago
Club2:Southland
Year2:1971/72–1986/87
Columns:3
Matches1:14
Runs1:54
Bat Avg1:13.50
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:27
Deliveries1:818
Wickets1:19
Bowl Avg1:26.05
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/23
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Matches2:50
Runs2:1,169
Bat Avg2:13.26
100S/50S2:0/2
Top Score2:51
Deliveries2:8,154
Wickets2:100
Bowl Avg2:30.65
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:4/24
Catches/Stumpings2:24/–
Matches3:26
Runs3:168
Bat Avg3:14.00
100S/50S3:0/0
Top Score3:32
Deliveries3:1,450
Wickets3:32
Bowl Avg3:24.93
Fivefor3:0
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:3/23
Catches/Stumpings3:3/–
Date:2 May
Year:2017
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37707.html Cricinfo

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.[1]

Rugby career

He played 26 matches for the All Blacks as a first five-eighth and fullback, most memorably being the player to kick the winning penalty goal against Wales in 1978 when Andy Haden dived out off a 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 one day games for the New Zealand national cricket team, including in the 1975 and 1979 World Cup tournaments in England.[2] His last match for New Zealand was the infamous "underarm match" against Australia in 1981, when McKechnie was the batsman who faced Trevor Chappell's 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.[2] He later served on the national selection panel.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Beyond sports

With Lynn McConnell, he wrote McKechnie: Double All Black: An Autobiography (Craigs, Invercargill) in 1983.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 86. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1459/1459.html Brian McKechnie
  3. News: Grim prophecy fulfilled. Cricinfo. 2017-03-23. en.
  4. News: Underhand, underarm. Cricinfo. 2017-03-23. en.
  5. News: Australia v New Zealand 1980-81. 2009-02-04. Cricinfo. 2017-03-23.
  6. Web site: Cricket Photos Global ESPN Cricinfo. Cricinfo. en. 2017-03-23.
  7. Web site: McKechnie : double All Black . National Library of New Zealand . 11 April 2024.