Ken Deas

Kenneth Robin Deas (10 July 1927 – 20 October 2000) was a New Zealand cricketer and administrator.

Ken Deas

Deas in 1967
Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Robin Deas
Born	(1927-07-10)10 July 1927 Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
Died	20 October 2000(2000-10-20) (aged 73) Middlemore, Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1947/48–1960/61	Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 18 Runs scored 522 Batting average 17.40 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 73 Balls bowled 618 Wickets 9 Bowling average 34.77 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/81 Catches/stumpings 13/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 May 2022

A right-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, Deas played 16 first-class matches for Auckland between 1947 and 1961.^[1] He also played two first-class matches for Scotland in 1955 and 1956.^[2] His highest score was 73, when Auckland defeated Canterbury by one wicket in the Plunket Shield in January 1951.^[3]

Deas was first appointed a selector for Auckland in September 1965, when he also convened the three-man selection panel.^[4] Two months later he was appointed as one of the four national selectors,^[5] and he became convener of the national selection panel in November 1970.^[6] He remained as a national selector until 1975.^[2] He also managed New Zealand touring teams and served as president of New Zealand Cricket.^[2]

Deas worked as a pharmacist. While working in Scotland he played for the national team.^[2] He and his wife Marie had a son and three daughters.^[2] He died in the Auckland suburb of Middlemore in October 2000.^[7]