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.
Cricketing careeredit
As a cricketer, McKechnie was an economical right-arm pace bowler and useful lower-order batsman who played 14 one day games for the New Zealand national cricket team, including in the 1975 and 1979 World Cup tournaments in England.[3] 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, throwing his bat away in disgust after blocking the delivery. McKechnie represented Otago in top-level domestic competitions from 1971–72 to 1985–86 and played Hawke Cup cricket for Southland until 1986–87.[3] He later served on the national selection panel.[4][5][6][7]
Beyond sportsedit
With Lynn McConnell, he wrote McKechnie: Double All Black: An Autobiography (Craigs, Invercargill) in 1983.[8]
Swanton, Will (23 January 2006). "25 years along, Kiwi bat sees funnier side of it". Cricket. The Age. Retrieved 27 June 2006.
April 12, 2024
brian, mckechnie, brian, john, mckechnie, born, november, 1953, former, double, black, representing, zealand, both, rugby, union, cricket, born, gore, southland, educated, southland, boys, high, school, birth, namebrian, john, mckechniedate, birth, 1953, novem. Brian John McKechnie born 6 November 1953 is a former double All Black representing New Zealand in both rugby union and cricket He was born at Gore in Southland and educated at Southland Boys High School 2 Brian McKechnieBirth nameBrian John McKechnieDate of birth 1953 11 06 6 November 1953 age 70 1 Place of birthGore New ZealandHeight1 73 m 5 ft 8 in Weight79 kg 12 st 6 lb SchoolSouthland Boys High SchoolRugby union careerPosition s First five eighth fullbackAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points Invercargill Star Correct as of 23 January 2007Provincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points Southland Correct as of 23 January 2007International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1977 1981New Zealand26 10 tests 148 2t 22c 28p 4dg Correct as of 23 January 2007Cricket informationBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm fast mediumInternational informationNational sideNew Zealand 1975 1981 ODI debut cap 21 7 June 1975 v East AfricaLast ODI1 February 1981 v AustraliaDomestic team informationYearsTeam1971 72 1985 86Otago1971 72 1986 87SouthlandCareer statisticsCompetition ODI FC LAMatches 14 50 26Runs scored 54 1 169 168Batting average 13 50 13 26 14 00100s 50s 0 0 0 2 0 0Top score 27 51 32Balls bowled 818 8 154 1 450Wickets 19 100 32Bowling average 26 05 30 65 24 935 wickets in innings 0 0 010 wickets in match 0 0 0Best bowling 3 23 4 24 3 23Catches stumpings 2 24 3 Source Cricinfo 2 May 2017 Contents 1 Rugby career 2 Cricketing career 3 Beyond sports 4 References 5 External linksRugby career editHe 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 Cricketing career editAs a cricketer McKechnie was an economical right arm pace bowler and useful lower order batsman who played 14 one day games for the New Zealand national cricket team including in the 1975 and 1979 World Cup tournaments in England 3 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 throwing his bat away in disgust after blocking the delivery McKechnie represented Otago in top level domestic competitions from 1971 72 to 1985 86 and played Hawke Cup cricket for Southland until 1986 87 3 He later served on the national selection panel 4 5 6 7 Beyond sports editWith Lynn McConnell he wrote McKechnie Double All Black An Autobiography Craigs Invercargill in 1983 8 References edit Brian McKechnie at AllBlacks com 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 a b Brian McKechnie CricketArchive Retrieved 13 November 2023 subscription required Grim prophecy fulfilled Cricinfo Retrieved 23 March 2017 Underhand underarm Cricinfo Retrieved 23 March 2017 Australia v New Zealand 1980 81 Cricinfo 4 February 2009 Retrieved 23 March 2017 Cricket Photos Global ESPN Cricinfo Cricinfo Retrieved 23 March 2017 McKechnie double All Black National Library of New Zealand Retrieved 11 April 2024 External links editBrian McKechnie at ESPNcricinfo Brian McKechnie at AllBlacks com Swanton Will 23 January 2006 25 years along Kiwi bat sees funnier side of it Cricket The Age Retrieved 27 June 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian McKechnie amp oldid 1218385105, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,