| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Gordon Hayden McKinna |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Sale, Cheshire, England |
| Death Place: | Warwick, Warwickshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Cheshire |
| Year1: | 1949–1953 |
| Club2: | Oxford University |
| Year2: | 1951–1953 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 40 |
| Bat Avg1: | 6.66 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 18 |
| Deliveries1: | 948 |
| Wickets1: | 17 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 23.00 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/39 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 28 February |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/17491.html Cricinfo |
Gordon Hayden McKinna (2 August 1930 – 1 July 2007) was an English first-class cricketer and amateur footballer.
McKinna was born at Sale and was educated at Manchester Grammar School.[1] During his youth, McKinna played football for Manchester United youth sides.[2] He debuted in minor counties cricket for Cheshire in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship, playing two matches.[3]
From Manchester Grammar, McKinna went up to Brasenose College, Oxford.[4] While at Oxford he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, debuting in 1951 against Middlesex at Oxford.[5] He did not appear for Oxford University in 1952, but did feature in four matches in 1953,[5] including that seasons University Match against Cambridge University at Lord's.[6] He bowled tidily in the match with his right-arm medium pace, taking 2 for 17 from fourteen overs in the Cambridge first-innings, including the wicket of future West Indies Test wicket-keeper Gerry Alexander.[6] In five first-class matches for Oxford he took 16 wickets.[7] He continued to play minor counties matches for Cheshire while at Oxford, making nine appearances in the Minor Counties Championship between 1949 and 1953.[3]
An all-round sportsman, McKinna also played football for Oxford University A.F.C., for which he won a blue.[8] He played for Pegasus in the final of 1953 FA Amateur Cup in front of a full house at Wembley.[2] [9] He partnered Gerry Alexander at full-back in the match, with Pegasus defeating Harwich & Parkeston 6–0.[9] [2] He played amateur internationals for England in 1953, making five appearances.[10]
After graduating from Oxford, McKinna carried out his national service in the Royal Air Force as a pilot officer.[6] While undertaking his national service, McKinna appeared in one first-class match for the Combined Services cricket team against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in 1955.[5] He played no regular cricket after his national service, with McKinna taking up a job in the City of London.[6] He died at Warwick in July 2007.[6]