Brian McKechnie

For the producer, see Brian McKechnie (producer).

Brian John McKechnie

Date of birth	(1953-11-06) 6 November 1953
Place of birth	Gore, New Zealand
Height
Weight	79 kg (12 st 6 lb)
School	Southland Boys' High
Rugby union career
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 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.

Brian McKechnie facing Trevor Chappell's "underarm delivery"

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.

References

Brian McKechnie

Cricket 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