Keith Edward Rigg MBE (21 May 1906 in Malvern, Victoria – 28 February 1995 in Malvern, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in 8 Tests from 1931 to 1937. His cousin, Colin McDonald, also played for Victoria and Australia. He was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne.
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Full name | Keith Edward Rigg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1906-05-21)21 May 1906 Malvern, Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 February 1995(1995-02-28) (aged 88) Malvern, Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Mary Elsa Hocking (wife) Gordon (son) Mary Carolyn "Canny" Coventry (daughter) Colin McDonald (cousin) Ian McDonald (cousin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 136) | 27 February 1931 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 26 February 1937 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1926/27–1938/39 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 1 September 2008 |
From 1933 to 1937, Rigg had an endorsement deal with the Alexander Patent Racket Company in Launceston, Tasmania, to produce a range of 'Keith Rigg' cricket bats.[1][2]
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1971 Birthday Honours for services to industry and sport.[3]
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