against New South Wales, taking seven wickets. He took 14 wickets at 15.78 in the Plunket Shield in 1924–25, including 6 for 32 against Otago. He played in both matches New Zealand played against the touring Victorian team, taking 5 for 89 in the first innings in Wellington. He toured Australia with the New Zealand team in 1925–26, playing in two of the state matches, with moderate success. His last first-class match came when he was still only 29, in 1926–27, when he took four wickets for Canterbury against Wellington. Later life McBeath moved to Timaru in the late 1920s, where he owned a garage. He represented South Canterbury at cricket, and was a member of the South Canterbury Cricket Association committee. See also List of Otago representative cricketers References External links 1897 births 1963 deaths New Zealand cricketers Pre-1930 New Zealand representative cricketers Canterbury cricketers Otago cricketers Southland cricketers New Zealand military personnel of World War I