Gordon McKinna

Gordon McKinna
Personal information
Full name
Gordon Hayden McKinna
Born2 August 1930
Sale, Cheshire, England
Died1 July 2007(2007-07-01) (aged 76)
Warwick, Warwickshire,
England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949–1953Cheshire
1951–1953Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 40
Batting average 6.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 18
Balls bowled 948
Wickets 17
Bowling average 23.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 4/39
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 February 2019

Gordon Hayden McKinna (2 August 1930 – 1 July 2007) was an English first-class cricketer and amateur footballer.

McKinna was born at Sale and was educated at Manchester Grammar School.[1] During his youth, McKinna played football for Manchester United youth sides.[2] He debuted in minor counties cricket for Cheshire in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship, playing two matches.[3]

From Manchester Grammar, McKinna went up to Brasenose College, Oxford.[4] While at Oxford he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, debuting in 1951 against Middlesex at Oxford.[5] He did not appear for Oxford University in 1952, but did feature in four matches in 1953,[5] including that seasons University Match against Cambridge University at Lord's.[6] He bowled tidily in the match with his right-arm medium pace, taking 2 for 17 from fourteen overs in the Cambridge first-innings, including the wicket of future West Indies Test wicket-keeper Gerry Alexander.[6] In five first-class matches for Oxford he took 16 wickets.[7] He continued to play minor counties matches for Cheshire while at Oxford, making nine appearances in the Minor Counties Championship between 1949 and 1953.[3]

An all-round sportsman, McKinna also played football for Oxford University A.F.C., for which he won a blue.[8] He played for Pegasus in the final of 1953 FA Amateur Cup in front of a full house at Wembley.[2][9] He partnered Gerry Alexander at full-back in the match, with Pegasus defeating Harwich & Parkeston 6–0.[9][2] He played amateur internationals for England in 1953, making five appearances.[10]

After graduating from Oxford, McKinna carried out his national service in the Royal Air Force as a pilot officer.[6][11] While undertaking his national service, McKinna appeared in one first-class match for the Combined Services cricket team against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in 1955.[5] He played no regular cricket after his national service, with McKinna taking up a job in the City of London.[6] He died at Warwick in July 2007.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Teams Gordon McKinna played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Porter, Dilwyn; Smith, Adrian (2014). Amateurs and Professionals in Post-War British Sport. Routledge. p. 12. ISBN 978-1135307301.
  3. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Gordon McKinna". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. ^ Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1950. p. 577.
  5. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Gordon McKinna". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Wisden - Obituaries in 2007". ESPNcricinfo. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  7. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Gordon McKinna". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Player profile: Gordon McKinna". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b Lacey, David (18 March 2011). "Pegasus soared briefly but they made Wembley cheer itself hoarse". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  10. ^ "England's Matches - Amateur 1947-1962". England Football Online. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  11. ^ "No. 40114". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 February 1954. p. 1309.