Sporting Lectures

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 27, 18 January 1929, Page 31

Sporting Lectures

J R. D. McKENZIB, who is to give a series of lecturettes on the laws of cricket, is one of the best-known authorities on cricket and Rugby law in the Dominion. Ever since 1915 he has been the president of the New Zealand Rugby Referees’ Association and has delivered lectures on the laws: of the gaine in Napier, Marton, Nelson, Blenheim and Motueka, and a paper from him on any phase of Rugby law is cordially appreciated by members of the Wellington Referees’ Association. He is an ex-secretary of the Poneke Club and was the last honorary secretary of the Wellington Rugby Union, having occupied that position from 1900 to 1907. On his retirement the office of the secretary of the Rugby Union was made a paid position. Dan McKenzie-to give him the name he is best known by-has been a senior umpire in Wellington since 1897, and during that period of 31 years has made a big reputation for himself and has hnd many experiences.

It has been his pleasure to reach the highest standard, being appointed to act as umpire in matches between several of the Australian and English teams in their matches against New Zealand during the years. For the last twenty-five years he has been almost continuously a member of the Management Committee of the Wellington Cricket Association, and his length of service far exceeds that of any other member of that body. It will thus be seen that Mr. McKenzie is fully competent to chat on the laws of cricket, and the members of the Wellington Umpires’ Association are always eager to listen to him discussing the laws of the game. Recently he delivered a lecture to members of that body, and they thought so much of it that it was the general opinion that the lecture should receive a wider publicity. . And the result of discussions is the fact that 2YA is to be used as a method of broadcasting Mr. McKenzie’s talks on cricket laws.