Kenneth Robin Deas (10 July 1927 – 20 October 2000) was a New Zealand cricketer and administrator.
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| Full name | Kenneth Robin Deas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 1927 Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 October 2000 (aged 73) Middlemore, Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947/48–1960/61 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 May 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A right-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, Deas played 16 first-class matches for Auckland between 1947 and 1961.[1] He also played two first-class matches for Scotland in 1955 and 1956.[2] His highest score was 73, when Auckland defeated Canterbury by one wicket in the Plunket Shield in January 1951.[3]
Deas was first appointed a selector for Auckland in September 1965, when he also convened the three-man selection panel.[4] Two months later he was appointed as one of the four national selectors,[5] and he became convener of the national selection panel in November 1970.[6] He remained as a national selector until 1975.[2] He also managed New Zealand touring teams and served as president of New Zealand Cricket.[2]
Deas worked as a pharmacist. While working in Scotland he played for the national team.[2] He and his wife Marie had a son and three daughters.[2] He died in the Auckland suburb of Middlemore in October 2000.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Ken Deas". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Prominent Auckland and national administrator dies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Auckland v Canterbury 1950-51". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Auckland's Selectors". Press: 18. 29 September 1965.
- ^ "Four Men Selected To Choose Test Teams". Press: 18. 22 November 1965.
- ^ "National Panel". Press: 26. 2 November 1970.
- ^ Cameron, D. J. (27 October 2000). "Obituary: Ken Deas". NZ Herald. Retrieved 19 May 2022.