Daniel Alexander Mackay (12 March 1894 — 13 May 1951) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Dan Mackay
Personal information
Full name
Daniel Alexander Mackay
Born12 March 1894
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died13 May 1951(1951-05-13) (aged 57)
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1923–1930Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 203
Batting average 14.50
100s/50s –/1
Top score 68
Balls bowled 90
Wickets 3
Bowling average 13.33
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/35
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2022

Mackay was born at Glasgow, the eldest son of James King Mackay,[1] in March 1894 and was educated in the city at Albert Road Academy. Mackay served in the First World War, being commissioned in June 1915 as a second lieutenant in the 16th Battalion (2nd Glasgow) Highland Light Infantry.[2] The 16th Battalion departed for the Western Front in November 1915, arriving at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 97th Brigade in the 32nd Division, with the battalion later taking part in the Battle of the Ancre, the last offensive of the Battle of the Somme. In the later stages of the war, Mackay had transferred to the Royal Engineers, where he was a lieutenant.[1]

Following the end of the war, Mackay returned to Scotland where he played club cricket for Clydesdale Cricket Club. He made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Dublin in 1923, with Mackay making a further seven first-class appearances for Scotland to 1930.[3] He scored 203 runs in these matches at an average of 14.50;[4] he made one score of over fifty, 68 which came against Ireland on debut.[5] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 3 wickets,[6] all of which came in a single innings against Wales in 1923.[7] Mackay died at Glasgow in May 1951.

References

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  1. ^ a b Marriages. Hamilton Advertiser. 9 February 1918. p. 1
  2. ^ "No. 29205". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 June 1915. p. 6156.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Dan Mackay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Dan Mackay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1923". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  6. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Dan Mackay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Scotland v Wales, 1923". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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