Colin McKenzie (cricketer)
Australian cricketer
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Colin McKenzie (12 December 1880 – 31 August 1930) was an Australian cricketer. He played 30 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1907 and 1913.[1]
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| Born | 12 December 1880 Trawool, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 August 1930 (aged 49) Avenel, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1907-1913 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 August 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing against Western Australia in 1909–10, McKenzie scored 211, and with Bert Kortlang, who scored 197, added 358 for the second wicket, setting an Australian second-wicket record.[2] He was once twelfth man for the Australian Test team.[3]
McKenzie carried on the family tradition of pastoralism in northern Victoria. He died suddenly at his property, "Westbrook", in August 1930, aged 49.[3]
