Michael MacKenzie (cricketer) explained

Michael MacKenzie
Country:New Zealand
Fullname:Michael Curran MacKenzie
Birth Date:18 September 1974
Birth Place:Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg break
Role:Bowler
Club1:Otago
Year1:1992/93
Date:15 May
Year:2016
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37766.html ESPNcricinfo

Michael Curran MacKenzie (born 18 September 1974) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Otago during the 1992–93 season.[1]

MacKenzie was born at Ranfurly in Central Otago in 1974.[2] He played age-group cricket for Otago before making his senior representative debut for the team later in the 1992–93 season. Both of MacKenzie's first-class matches were Plunket Shield fixtures played in January 1993. Primarily a leg spin bowler, he took two wickets and scored nine runs in first-class cricket. He continued playing regularly for the Otago Second XI throughout the 1993–94 season and made a single appearance for the side in each of the 1995–96 and 2000–01 seasons.[3]

After his career with Otago, MacKenzie became a player-coach for Taieri Cricket Club in Mosgiel.[4] He played in more than 200 matches for the team, scoring 4,000 runs and taking 250 wickets.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37766.html Michael MacKenzie
  2. 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.)
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/18/18643/18643.html Michael MacKenzie
  4. Web site: Taieri battling for numbers . Otago Daily Times . 24 September 2014 . 17 February 2021.
  5. Web site: Cricket: Dearth of class players concern for club stalwart . Otago Daily Times . 5 October 2009 . 17 February 2021.