Dennis Kay

Dennis Jon Kay (12 April 1948 – 27 November 2007) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in fifteen first-class and two List A matches for Central Districts from 1974 to 1978.^[1]

Dennis Kay

Personal information
Full name	Dennis Jon Kay
Born	(1948-04-12)12 April 1948 Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died	27 November 2007(2007-11-27) (aged 59) Palmerston North, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1974/75–1977/78	Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 15 2 Runs scored 107 0 Batting average 8.91 – 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 39 not out 0* Balls bowled 2,514 96 Wickets 48 2 Bowling average 22.41 25.50 5 wickets in innings 3 0 10 wickets in match 1 0 Best bowling 7/62 1/18 Catches/stumpings 7/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2023

After two first-class matches in 1974–75 and none in 1975–76, Kay had a successful season in 1976-77 when he took 33 wickets at an average of 16.48, including 7 for 62 (match figures of 11 for 138) against Canterbury in the Shell Trophy.^[2] He also took 3 for 60 and 4 for 38 in a losing cause against Otago in the final ten days later.^[1] After a few unsuccessful matches in 1977–78, he played no further first-class cricket.^[3]