Evan MacCormick explained

Evan MacCormick
Birth Date:15 March 1882
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Death Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Club1:Auckland
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:13
Runs1:329
Bat Avg1:14.95
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:77
Deliveries1:18
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:13 January 2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37779.html ESPNcricinfo

Evan MacCormick (15 March 1882  - 13 November 1918) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played thirteen first-class matches for Auckland between 1900 and 1914.[1] [2]

MacCormick was educated at Auckland Grammar School and became a barrister and solicitor, a partner in an Auckland law firm.[3] His highest first-class score was 77, the highest score in the match, when Auckland lost narrowly to the touring MCC in 1906-07.[4] He was the outstanding batsman of the Auckland Cricket Association competition in 1914–15, scoring 809 runs at an average of 101.12, with four centuries.[5]

MacCormick died in November 1918 after contracting influenza and then pneumonia.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evan MacCormick . 16 June 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Evan MacCormick . 16 June 2016 . Cricket Archive.
  3. Mr. Evan MacCormick . Auckland Star . 13 November 1918 . 4 .
  4. Web site: Auckland v MCC . CricketArchive . 13 January 2020.
  5. The Season Reviewed . Auckland Star . 3 April 1915 . 16 .