Don McKechnie
Personal information
Full name
Donald Ernest Cameron McKechnie
Born(1944-03-23)23 March 1944
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Died10 August 2021(2021-08-10) (aged 77)
Balclutha, South Otago, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1975/76–1980/81Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 17 1
Runs scored 278 21
Batting average 11.12 21.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 49* 21
Balls bowled 2,408 60
Wickets 37 2
Bowling average 24.35 18.50
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/65 2/37
Catches/stumpings 13/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 September 2021

Donald Ernest Cameron McKechnie (23 March 1944 – 10 August 2021) was a New Zealand cricketer and umpire. He was born at Dunedin in Otago in 1944 and educated at King's High School in the city.[1]

A left-arm spin bowler, McKechnie played 17 first-class matches for Otago between 1975 and 1981.[2] His most successful match was against Auckland in 1975–76, when he took 3 for 71 and 6 for 65 and Otago won by 10 runs.[3] He won the player of the match award in the low-scoring match against Wellington in 1976–77 when he took six wickets and three catches and top-scored in Otago's first innings with 27 batting at number nine.[4]

Later, McKechnie became an umpire, officiating in eight first-class matches between 1986 and 1990.[5] He died in Balclutha on 10 August 2021.[6]

References

  1. ↑ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 86. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  2. ↑ "Donald McKechnie". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Otago v Auckland 1975-76". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Otago v Wellington 1976-77". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Don McKechnie as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Funeral notices August and September 2021". Leishman Funeral Services. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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