Ken McKnight
Personal information
Full name
Kenneth James McKnight
Born (1964-04-08) 8 April 1964
Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsStewart McKnight (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1983/84–1996/97Central Otago
1987/88–1991/92Otago
FC debut13 January 1988 Otago v Northern Districts
Last FC6 December 1991 Otago v Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 172
Batting average 15.63
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 56*
Catches/stumpings 15/3
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 January 2021

Kenneth James McKnight (born 8 April 1964) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Otago between the 1987–88 and 1991–92 seasons.[1]

McKnight was born at Ranfurly in Central Otago in 1964, the son of Stewart McKnight, a farmer who had played seven times for Otago and represented New Zealand at curling. Ken McKnight was educated at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin and played age-group cricket for Otago in the 1982–83 season before making his Hawke Cup debut for Central Otago the following season.[2][3]

McKnight's highest first-class score was 56 not out against Central Districts in 1988-89, when he helped Otago save the match after they followed on 231 runs behind.[4] Later he captained Central Otago to their only Hawke Cup title when they defeated Taranaki in January 1996.[5] He now lives in Queensland.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Kenneth McKnight". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ↑ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010. 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.)
  3. ↑ Ken McKnight, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2023. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "Central Districts v Otago 1988-89". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Taranaki v Central Otago 1995-96". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Cricket" (PDF). Positively Maniototo: 8. February 2016.


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