Ken Rutherford (cricketer)

Ken Rutherford, New Zealand cricketer

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Born: October 26, 1965
Age in 2026: 61
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1965

About Ken Rutherford (cricketer)

Kenneth Robert Rutherford is a former New Zealand cricketer who enjoyed a ten-year career with the national team, and was captain for a period in the 1990s. He is the 50th ODI cap for New Zealand. Rutherford's elder brother Ian Rutherford also played first-class cricket as a batsman for Otago from 1974–75 to 1983–84. Ken Rutherford played for Kings High School first XI in Dunedin. Arguably, Rutherford's greatest success came in One Day Internationals where he won ten matches as captain and made his highest international score, with 108 in a losing cause against India.

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The world when Ken Rutherford (cricketer) was born

Ken Rutherford (cricketer) was born in 1965. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1965

#1 song"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones
Top movieThe Sound of Music
Top TV showBonanza
Best-selling bookDune – Frank Herbert

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMuhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston with "phantom punch"
Top headlineUS sends combat troops to Vietnam
Technology milestoneFirst spacewalk (Alexei Leonov) and Gemini missions
Defining fadGo-go boots and miniskirts
Notable inventionAstroturf
World population3.34 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population194.3M

1965 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ken Rutherford (cricketer)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1965	2026
Gas	$0.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$13,600	$435,000
Average income	$8,900	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.01	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.05	$0.73
Population	194.3M	341 million

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