Stewart McKnight
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| Full name | Stewart Gemmell McKnight | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1935 Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 January 2021 (aged 85) Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Ken McKnight (son) | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1958/59–1966/67 | Otago | ||||||||||||||
| 1963/64–1976/77 | Central Otago | ||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 25 December 1958 Otago v Canterbury | ||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 12 January 1967 Otago v Central Districts | ||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 January 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Stewart Gemmell McKnight (9 January 1935 – 8 January 2021) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played seven first-class matches for Otago between the 1958–59 and 1966–67 seasons.[1]
McKnight grew up on the family property at Ranfurly in Central Otago, where his father died in 1940 while mining for gold.[2] He was educated at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin and later farmed the property.[3]
As well as playing first-class cricket for Otago, McKnight played Hawke Cup cricket for Central Otago from the 1963–64 season to 1976–77.[4] He captained Central Otago against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club in 1960–61 at Alexandra, top-scoring with 48 in the second innings.[5] He took part in a world tour with a New Zealand Cricket Council side in 1964, playing in 11 countries.[6]
McKnight was also a rugby union referee,[7] and represented New Zealand at curling.[6] He was a life member of both the Otago Cricket Association and the Otago Rugby Football Union and was a cricket selector for Otago. His son, Ken McKnight, played for both Central Otago and Otago during the 1980s and 90s.[3]
McKnight died at Ranfurly in 2021. He was aged 85.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Stewart McKnight". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Henderson, Simon (27 December 2019). "Family reunion draws 120 together". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ a b 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.)
- ^ "Hawke Cup Matches played by Stewart McKnight". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Central Otago v MCC 1960-61". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ a b Huffadine, Leith (8 January 2015). "Love of sport still strong in McKnight". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Stewart Gemmell McKnight". NZ Rugby History. Retrieved 19 January 2021.