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Eric McKenzie

Eric Norman McKenzie was an Australian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, McKenzie represented Western Australia in his only first-class match, against the South African tourists at Perth in October 1931. He also played in grade cricket, and played field hockey for Western Australia. McKenzie enlisted in the Australian Army during the Second World War, and was posted to England, where he played in several games for an army cricket team. His brother Douglas McKenzie and son Graham McKenzie also represented Western Australia.

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Eric McKenzie
Personal information
Full name
Eric Norman McKenzie
Born(1910-12-09)9 December 1910
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Died28 April 1994(1994-04-28) (aged 83)
Cottesloe, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
RelationsDouglas McKenzie (brother)
Graham McKenzie (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1931/32Western Australia
Only First-class22 October 1931 Western Australia v South Africans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 43
Batting average 21.50
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 26
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 8 November 2011

Eric Norman McKenzie (9 December 1910 – 28 April 1994) was an Australian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, McKenzie represented Western Australia in his only first-class match, against the South African tourists at Perth in October 1931. He also played in grade cricket, and played field hockey for Western Australia.1 McKenzie enlisted in the Australian Army during the Second World War,2 and was posted to England, where he played in several games for an army cricket team.3 His brother Douglas McKenzie and son Graham McKenzie also represented Western Australia.4

References

References

  1. Cashman; Franks; Maxwell; Sainsbury; Stoddart; Weaver; Webster (1997). The A-Z of Australian cricketers. pp. 193–194.
  2. Eric McKenzie – World War 2 Nominal Roll. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  3. Miscellaneous matches played by Eric McKenzie – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  4. Eric McKenzie – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 november 2012.