| Ken Deas | |
| Fullname: | Kenneth Robin Deas |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Middlemore, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Club1: | Auckland |
| Year1: | 1947–48 to 1960–61 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 18 |
| Runs1: | 522 |
| Bat Avg1: | 17.40 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 73 |
| Deliveries1: | 618 |
| Wickets1: | 9 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 34.77 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/81 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 13/0 |
| Date: | 19 May 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36857.html ESPNcricinfo |
Kenneth Robin Deas (10 July 1927 - 20 October 2000) was a New Zealand cricketer and administrator.
A right-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, Deas played 16 first-class matches for Auckland between 1947 and 1961.[1] He also played two first-class matches for Scotland in 1955 and 1956.[2] His highest score was 73, when Auckland defeated Canterbury by one wicket in the Plunket Shield in January 1951.[3]
Deas was first appointed a selector for Auckland in September 1965, when he also convened the three-man selection panel.[4] Two months later he was appointed as one of the four national selectors,[5] and he became convener of the national selection panel in November 1970.[6] He remained as a national selector until 1975.[2] He also managed New Zealand touring teams and served as president of New Zealand Cricket.[2]
Deas worked as a pharmacist. While working in Scotland he played for the national team.[2] He and his wife Marie had a son and three daughters.[2] He died in the Auckland suburb of Middlemore in October 2000.[7]