Brian McKechnie
Date of birth | 6 November 1953 | ||
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Place of birth | Gore, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 79 kg (12 st 6 lb) | ||
School | Southland Boys' High | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | First five-eighth, fullback | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
Invercargill Star | |||
correct as of 23 January 2007. | |||
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
Southland | |||
correct as of 23 January 2007. | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1977–1981 | New Zealand | 26 [10 tests] | (148 [2t, 22c, 28p, 4dg]) |
correct as of 23 January 2007. |
Brian John McKechnie (born 6 November 1953 in Gore, Southland, New Zealand) was a "double All Black", that is, he represented New Zealand in both rugby union and cricket.
He played 26 matches for the All Blacks as a first five-eighth and fullback, most memorably being the player to kick the winning penalty goal against Wales in 1978 when Andy Haden dived out off a lineout near full-time and was apparently awarded a penalty (the referee later said the penalty was for a completely separate incident and was clearly visible in video footage) which would secure the "Grand Slam" for the All Blacks against the home country unions.
As a cricketer, McKechnie was an economical right-arm pace bowler and useful lower-order batsman who played 14 one day games for the Black Caps, including the 1975 and 1979 World Cup tournaments in England. His last match for New Zealand was the infamous "underarm match" against Australia in 1981, when McKechnie was the batsman who faced Trevor Chappell's underarm delivery in the final ball of the match. McKechnie represented Otago in domestic competitions from 1971–72 to 1985–86. He later served on the national selection panel.
With Lynn McConnell, he wrote McKechnie: Double All Black: An Autobiography (Craigs, Invercargill) in 1983.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Nat Lib of NZ Retrieved 1 December 2012.
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Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1986 | Otago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 January 2007 |
External links
- Brian McKechnie at Cricket Archive
- Player profile: Brian McKechnie from ESPNcricinfo
- Brian McKechnie at AllBlacks.com
- Swanton, Will (2006-01-23). "25 years along, Kiwi bat sees funnier side of it". Cricket. The Age. Retrieved 2006-06-27.