Paul McEwan

Paul Ernest McEwan (born 19 December 1953 in Christchurch) is a former New Zealand Test and ODI cricketer who played in four Tests and seventeen ODIs from 1980 to 1985. He played domestic cricket for Canterbury from 1977 to 1991. In the early 1990s, he set up the Canterbury Neonatal Unit Trust.

Career McEwan received his secondary education at St Andrew's College, Christchurch, Graham Dowling's old school, and went on to pass Dowling's run-scoring record for Canterbury.

McEwan was a hard-hitting, orthodox right-hand batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. In 1984–85 McEwan was brought in as a late replacement for the Young New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe under the captaincy of Jeff Crowe.

McEwan made his Test debut in the 1979–80 series against the West Indies and toured Australia in 1980–81 and Pakistan in 1984–85. However, he was unable to convert his domestic form into success at international level. The qualification was 500 runs. No one "batted a thousand" for the season, but the nearest was McEwan, He was also the first player to make 100 appearances for Canterbury, ending his career with 103 games.

Family McEwan's first son died two weeks after his birth following heart surgery. McEwan then had twin boys who also had a heart condition and spent 95 days on a ventilator. The McEwans set up the Neonatal Unit Trust Fund in response. In the 2022 Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours, he was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to neonatal care.