Brian McKechnie

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Brian John McKechnie
Rugby union career
Date of birth	(1953-11-06) 6 November 1953
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
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 McKechnie facing Trevor Chappell's "underarm delivery"

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]

References

↑ Nat Lib of NZ Retrieved 1 December 2012.

Brian McKechnie

Personal information

Batting style

Right-handed batsman

Bowling style

Right-arm fast-medium

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1971-1986

Otago

Career statistics

Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	-	14
Runs scored	-	54
Batting average	-	13.50
100s/50s	-	0/0
Top score	-	27
Balls bowled	-	818
Wickets	-	19
Bowling average	-	26.05
5 wickets in innings	-	0
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	3/23
Catches/stumpings	-/-	2/-

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.

v t e New Zealand squad – 1975 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists

1 Turner (c) 2 Cairns 3 Collinge 4 BG Hadlee 5 DR Hadlee 6 RJ Hadlee 7 Hastings 8 GP Howarth 9 HJ Howarth 10 McKechnie 11 Morrison 12 Parker 13 Wadsworth (wk)

v t e New Zealand squad – 1979 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists

1 Burgess (c) 2 Cairns 3 Chatfield 4 Coney 5 Edgar 6 Hadlee 7 Howarth 8 Lees (wk) 9 McKechnie 10 Morrison 11 Stott 12 Troup 13 Turner 14 Wright

Persondata
Name	McKechnie, Brian
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand rugby union player
Date of birth	6 November 1953
Place of birth	Gore, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death

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