 Rigg pictured in 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Keith Edward Rigg | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1906 Malvern, Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 February 1995 (aged 88) Malvern, Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926/27–1938/39 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 1 September 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Keith Edward Rigg MBE (21 May 1906 – 28 February 1995) was an Australian cricketer who played in eight Test matches from 1931 to 1937. His cousin, Colin McDonald, also played for Victoria and Australia. He was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne.
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]
- ^ "Advertising". Huon Times. 12 October 1933. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Sporting goods summer catalog, 1936-1937 : for trade only". Trove. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Australia list: "No. 45385". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1971. p. 5994.