Famous People with Name Mckenzie

Sir Roy Allan McKenzie            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir Roy Allan McKenzie: was a New Zealand horse breeder and racer, and was well known for his philanthropy.McKenzie was the son of Sir John McKenzie, who founded the McKenzies retail chain. He was born in Wellington but went to school at Timaru Boys' High School and attended the University of Otago. During World War II he served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the British Royal Air Force as a bomb aimer.

Rona Una McKenzie            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Rona Una McKenzie: was a New Zealand cricketer. She played in seven women's Test matches in the period 1954 to 1960/1, captaining in them all. McKenzie's highest score was 61 as she scored 295 runs at an average of 22.69, and she took 8 wickets at 26.75 with her right-arm medium pace. McKenzie's best bowling was 4 for 18.Her first Test series was on the 1954 tour of England. She played in all three Tests, losing the series one-nil. 1956/7 saw a tour to Australia, and one Test, which was lost. England toured New Zealand in 1957/8 playing two drawn Tests, and Australia in 1960/1, when one drawn Test was played.

Matthew Stanley McKenzie            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Matthew Stanley McKenzie: was an Australian first-class cricketer and Australian rules footballer. A right-handed opening batsman, he played five first-class matches for Tasmania between 1910 and 1913. He was recruited by Australia rules club Carlton in 1914, playing 14 VFL games, including a Preliminary Final, and kicking 6 goals. The Tasmanian had represented his state at the 1911 Adelaide Carnival, while playing with Launceston.

Graham Douglas "Garth" McKenzie            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Graham Douglas "Garth" McKenzie: is a former Australian and Western Australian cricketer. He was a fast bowler. First selected to play for Australia at age of 19, he toured England in 1961 under Richie Benaud. In his debut match, and the second match of the series at Lord's, McKenzie stood in for an injured Benaud and went on to take the last three English wickets in twelve balls which gave him a card of 5/37 off 29 overs. He went on to play in 60 Tests, until 1971 and was the mainstay of the Australian pace attack following the retirement of Alan Davidson. He continued to play for Western Australia until 1974. He came out of retirement in 1977 to play in Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket. After that, he moved his family to South Africa to play in domestic Limited Overs cricket, before returning to Western Australia.

Eric Norman McKenzie            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Eric Norman McKenzie: was an Australian cricketer. Eric McKenzie represented Western Australia in one first-class match as a right-handed batsman versus the South African tourists at Perth in October 1931. He also played in grade cricket.