Ann McKenna (née Colville; born 27 October 1943) is a New Zealand former cricketer and field hockey player. She first represented New Zealand at hockey, doing so twice in 1967 and 1971.[1] In cricket, she played in seven Test matches and fourteen One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1969 and 1987.[2] She played domestic cricket for Canterbury.[3]

Ann McKenna
Personal information
Full name
Ann McKenna
Born (1943-10-27) 27 October 1943 (age 80)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 58)28 March 1969 v England
Last Test17 March 1985 v India
ODI debut (cap 35)24 June 1984 v England
Last ODI21 January 1987 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961/62–1987/88Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 7 14 79 36
Runs scored 465 214 3,341 767
Batting average 35.76 16.46 30.37 28.40
100s/50s 0/3 0/0 3/16 1/4
Top score 97* 39 194* 113
Balls bowled 6 927
Wickets 0 15
Bowling average 27.80
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/14
Catches/stumpings 7/– 0/– 25/– 25/–
Source: CricketArchive, 3 November 2021

She played club cricket for St Albans, making a club record partnership of 242* with Vicki Burtt, with McKenna making 88* and Burtt making 148*.[4] In 2005, she held the St Albans record for most appearances for the club, at 330.[4]

McKenna coached New Zealand at the 1993 and 1997 Women's Cricket World Cups, with the team finishing as runners-up on both occasions.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "New Zealand Hockey Representatives - Women (As at 9 June 2016)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Ann McKenna". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Ann McKenna". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Detailed History of the St Albans Cricket Club". Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. ^ McConnell, Lynn (21 December 2000). "Players should trust their skills and enjoy the game". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

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