| Arthur MacCormick | |
| Country: | Australia |
| Fullname: | Arthur Deloitte MacCormick |
| Birth Date: | 1864 |
| Birth Place: | Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Death Date: | 14 January |
| Death Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Otago |
| Year1: | 1888/89 |
| Date: | 15 May |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37852.html ESPNcricinfo |
Arthur Deloitte MacCormick (1864 - 14 January 1948) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class match in New Zealand for Otago in the 1888–89 season.[1]
MacCormick was born at Balmain in Sydney, Australia in 1864.[1] He was one of 11 children.[2] His father, John MacCormick, was a barrister who worked in Auckland,[3] but both Arthur and his older brother Charles were born in Australia. The family moved to Auckland in 1865.[4] and Arthur was educated at Auckland Grammar School and Auckland University College.[5]
MacCormick worked for the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, initially in Auckland before transferring to Dunedin in March 1888. He had played club cricket for Auckland United and was described at the time as "the well-known Auckland cricketer".[6] He had been considered for selection for an Auckland side against a touring Australian team in 1886, but was unable to get leave to play. The New Zealand Herald described him as a change bowler who "bowls pretty well" and who "is a fair batsman" despite being "very nervous" at the crease.[5]
His only first-class match was a January 1889 fixture between Otago and Canterbury played at Lancaster Park in Christchurch. He took two wickets in the match as Otago lost by an innings.[7]
Having returned to Sydney by the time of his mother's death in 1926,[2] MacCormick died in the city in 1948.[1]