Ken McKnight

Ken McKnight

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth James McKnight
Born	(1964-04-08) 8 April 1964 (age 60) Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Stewart McKnight (father)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1983/84–1996/97	Central Otago
1987/88–1991/92	Otago
FC debut	13 January 1988 Otago v Northern Districts
Last FC	6 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.