Ken Deas
Personal information
Full name
Kenneth Robin Deas
Born(1927-07-10)10 July 1927
Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
Died20 October 2000(2000-10-20) (aged 73)
Middlemore, Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947–48 to 1960–61Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 18
Runs scored 522
Batting average 17.40
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 73
Balls bowled 618
Wickets 9
Bowling average 34.77
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/81
Catches/stumpings 13/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 May 2022

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ken Deas". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Prominent Auckland and national administrator dies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Auckland v Canterbury 1950-51". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Auckland's Selectors". Press: 18. 29 September 1965.
  5. ↑ "Four Men Selected To Choose Test Teams". Press: 18. 22 November 1965.
  6. ↑ "National Panel". Press: 26. 2 November 1970.
  7. ↑ Cameron, D. J. (27 October 2000). "Obituary: Ken Deas". NZ Herald. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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