About Ann McKenna
Lived 1943 – 2025 (aged 81). Ann McKenna was a New Zealand cricketer and field hockey player.
Ann McKenna (; 27 October 1943 – 24 January 2025) was a New Zealand cricketer and field hockey player. She first represented New Zealand at hockey, doing so twice in 1967 and 1971. In cricket, she played in seven Test matches and fourteen One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1969 and 1987. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury.
McKenna played club cricket for St Albans, making a club record partnership of 242* with Vicki Burtt, with McKenna making 88* and Burtt making 148*. In 2005, she held the St Albans record for most appearances for the club, at 330.
McKenna died in Nelson on 24 January 2025, at the age of 81.
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Who was Ann McKenna?
New Zealand cricketer and field hockey player (1943–2025)
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Ann McKenna was born on 27 October 1943 in Christchurch.
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Ann McKenna died on 24 January 2025 in Nelson Hospital.
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Ann McKenna was a cricketer and field hockey player.
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Ann McKenna was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ann McKenna. https://biography.guide/ann-mckenna/
MLA: "Ann McKenna." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ann-mckenna/.
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