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]

Dennis Kay
Personal information
Full name
Dennis Jon Kay
Born(1948-04-12)12 April 1948
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died27 November 2007(2007-11-27) (aged 59)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1974/75–1977/78Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 15 2
Runs scored 107 0
Batting average 8.91
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 39 not out 0*
Balls bowled 2,514 96
Wickets 48 2
Bowling average 22.41 25.50
5 wickets in innings 3 0
10 wickets in match 1 0
Best bowling 7/62 1/18
Catches/stumpings 7/– 0/–
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

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  1. ^ a b "Dennis Kay". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Central Districts v Canterbury 1976-77". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Dennis Kay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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