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Kenneth James McKnight (born 8 April 1964) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Otago between the 1987–88 and 1991–92 seasons.

McKnight was born at Ranfurly in Central Otago in 1964, the son of Stewart McKnight, a farmer who had played seven times for Otago and represented New Zealand at curling. Ken McKnight was educated at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin and played age-group cricket for Otago in the 1982–83 season before making his Hawke Cup debut for Central Otago the following season.

McKnight's highest first-class score was 56 not out against Central Districts in 1988-89, when he helped Otago save the match after they followed on 231 runs behind. Later he captained Central Otago to their only Hawke Cup title when they defeated Taranaki in January 1996. He now lives in Queensland.

References

1. "Kenneth McKnight". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010. 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.)
3. Ken McKnight, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2023. (subscription required)
4. "Central Districts v Otago 1988-89". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
5. "Taranaki v Central Otago 1995-96". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
6. "Cricket" (PDF). Positively Maniototo: 8. February 2016.

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