Ken McCracken (rugby league) explained

Ken McCracken
Fullname:Kenneth Robert McCracken
Birth Place:New Zealand
Club1:Ellerslie Eagles
Club2:Ponsonby Ponies
Teama:Auckland
Yearastart:1961
Yearaend:68
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1961
Yearbend:64
Appearancesb:7
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:4
Source:[1]
New:yes

Kenneth Robert McCracken (1941 – 28 October 2019) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.[1] His son, Jarrod, also represented New Zealand.

Playing career

McCracken played for the Ellerslie Eagles club in the Auckland Rugby League competition, and also played for Ellerslie's combined district team Eastern United. He was an Auckland representative and played in seven test matches for New Zealand. He was first selected for New Zealand for their 1961 tour of Great Britain and France and again played on their 1963 tour of Australia and in 1964 home matches against France.

McCracken later played for the Ponsonby Ponies club in Auckland.[2]

Death

McCracken died from metastatic prostate cancer on 28 October 2019.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. .
  3. Web site: The passing of Ken McCracken . 1 November 2019 . New Zealand Rugby League . 28 November 2019.