b'24The Graham McKenzie CollectionLots 154236Graham Douglas McKenzieAustralia gained a lead of 134. In England\'s second innings, (born 24 June 1941) played forMcKenzie captured the prized wickets of Ted Dexter and Western Australia (196074),Peter May, and took the last three wickets in twelve balls Leicestershire (196975),to give 5/37 on debut. Australia went on to win by five Transvaal (197980) and forwickets. After losing the Third Test at Headingley, Australia the Australian national teamwon the fourth Test at Old Trafford with McKenzie again (196171). He was honouredmaking a valuable contribution with the bat. With a lead by being named as a Wisdenof only 177 with nine wickets down in the second innings, Cricketer of the Year in 1965.McKenzie joined Alan Davidson. He held his end for 32 He succeeded Alan Davidson asruns while Davidson\'s powerful hitting saw 98 added for Australia\'s premier fast bowlerAustralia\'s highest tenth wicket partnership on English soil. and was in turn succeeded byThis allowed Benaud to bowl Australia to victory on the final Dennis Lillee, playing with bothday. The youngest member of the touring party, McKenzie at either end of his career. McKenzie was particularly notedwas one of eight bowlers to take at least fifty wickets.for his muscular physique and ability to take wickets on1964 saw McKenzie make his second Ashes tour of good batting tracks. His father Eric McKenzie and uncleEngland. He led the attack as Australia retained the Ashes. Douglas McKenzie played cricket for Western Australia andHis 29 wickets in five Tests equalled the highest obtained Graham was chosen for the Ashes tour of England in 1961for Australia in England by Clarrie Grimmett in 1930. He aged only 19. He made his debut in the Second Test attook 21 wickets when Australia visited India and Pakistan Lord\'s, where his 5/37 (including the last three wickets inon the return journey to Australia. Another seven wickets in 12 balls) wrapped up the England innings to give Australia aa one-off Test against Pakistan in Melbourne in December 5 wicket victory. established a new record for the number of Test wickets In his youth, McKenzie was an all-rounder, batting right- in the space of one year; from 11 December 1963 to 8 handed and bowling off spin. At the age of twelve, heDecember 1964 he took 73 wickets in fifteen Tests.gained selection for Western Australia in the 195354In 1968, McKenzie became a full-time cricketer, believing under-14 interstate competition held at Adelaide, butthat it would offer him the best chance of financial security. the team withdrew after a polio epidemic in WesternAt the time the Australian Cricket Board regarded its Australia. The next season, he captained the state whenplayers as amateurs and paid them accordingly. McKenzie the competition was held in Perth, leading his team tojoined Leicestershire, captained until 1968 by the Western the championship. McKenzie attended John Curtin HighAustralian skipper and former England Test stalwart School, where he performed well with both bat and ballTony Lock. He took over four hundred wickets for the in the school\'s First XI. At sixteen he was made his firstcounty and was instrumental in its four One Day Cricket grade debut for Claremont-Cottesloe as a batsman, buttrophies in the early 1970s and winning their first County after unproductive performances was dropped to theChampionship in 1975. In 1968-69 he took 30 wickets Second XI. The following year, in 195859, he continued in(25.26) against the visiting West Indies and at 27 became second grade but took up fast bowling, taking 50 wicketsthe youngest man to take 200 Test wickets, a record since at an average of 14.50 after his team had a pace bowlingbeaten. Another 21 wickets came on the Indian tour of shortage. He was recalled to the First XI in 195960.196869, but when the Australian team proceeded to He finished the season with 515 runs at an average ofSouth Africa his form slumped (1/333 in four Tests) and 39.46 and 49 wickets at an average of 11.21. His effortsthey were whitewashed. It led to suspicions that he had were rewarded when the state selectors handed him acontracted hepatitis. He played in the first four Tests of debut for the penultimate match of the Sheffield Shieldthe 1970-71 Ashes series against England, taking 4/66 in season against Victoria in Melbourne. He went wicketlessthe Second Test at Perth, the first played at the WACA and scored 22 and 41. He took his first wickets in theGround and 222 in the first ever One Day International at final match against South Australia at Perth with 3/69.Melbourne. In the Fourth Test at Sydney McKenzie retired At season\'s end, his captain Ken Meuleman advisedhurt after being hit in the face by a bouncer from John McKenzie to concentrate on his fast bowling. Snow as the England fast bowler took 740 in England\'s The 196061 season began with McKenzie\'s third first- 299 run victory. He recovered sufficiently to break Geoff class match, against the West Indies. He did not bowl inBoycott\'s forearm in a tour match just before the vital the first innings but took 4/41 in the second to seal a 94Seventh Test, but was not recalled and was left stranded run win, prompting West Indies captain Frank Worrell toon 246 Test wickets, two short of Richie Benaud\'s predict a bright future. Further strong performances duringAustralian record. He was only 29 years old.the Shield season saw him selected, at age 19, for theIn his 60 Tests, McKenzie took 5 wickets in an innings 1961 Ashes tour under Richie Benaud. Following an injury16 times, and 10 in a match three times. He only played to Benaud, Australia replaced him with a third seamer,one One-Day International, the first ODI against England allowing McKenzie to make his debut in the Second Test atin 1971, in which he took 2/22. In 2010, McKenzie was Lord\'s during the "Battle of the Ridge". In his first innings,inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.he made 34 on his twentieth birthday, batting at number 10 on a difficult pitch. The last two wickets added 102 andAdapted from Wikipedia.'