Dennis Jon Kay (12 April 1948 – 27 November 2007) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in fifteen first-class and two List A matches for Central Districts from 1974 to 1978.[1]
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Full name | Dennis Jon Kay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Palmerston North, New Zealand | 12 April 1948|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 27 November 2007 Palmerston North, New Zealand | (aged 59)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1974/75–1977/78 | Central Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2023 |
After two first-class matches in 1974–75 and none in 1975–76, Kay had a successful season in 1976-77 when he took 33 wickets at an average of 16.48, including 7 for 62 (match figures of 11 for 138) against Canterbury in the Shell Trophy.[2] He also took 3 for 60 and 4 for 38 in a losing cause against Otago in the final ten days later.[1] After a few unsuccessful matches in 1977–78, he played no further first-class cricket.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Dennis Kay". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Central Districts v Canterbury 1976-77". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Dennis Kay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2023.