Mark Mackenzie
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| Full name | Mark Kincaid Mackenzie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1888 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 September 1914 (aged 26) Soupir, Aisne, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Lord Mackenzie (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 January 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Kincaid Mackenzie (22 August 1888 – 25 September 1914) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of
Gentlemen of England.[2] He scored 65 runs in his three matches, at an average of 16.25 and with a high score of 48 not out.[3] With his left-arm fast-medium bowling, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 30.83 and best figures of 2 for 65.[4] Alongside cricket, Mackenzie was a keen amateur golfer and was a member of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers.[1]
While still studying at Oxford, Mackenzie was commissioned as a
First World War was declared in at the end of July 1914.[7] He was seconded to the Rifle Brigade at the commencement of hostilities, where he was sent to France and took part in the Battle of the Aisne in September 1914. Involved in a dawn assault on German trenches near Soupir on 25 September, Mackenzie was wounded in the assault, but was seen to return to his feet to lead his platoon and was a short while later wounded for a second time, this time fatally.[1] His body was recovered from the battlefield and buried at the Montcornet Cemetery.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1473864191.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Mark Mackenzie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mark Mackenzie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Mark Mackenzie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "No. 28156". The London Gazette. 7 July 1908. p. 4946.
- ^ "No. 28510". The London Gazette. 4 July 1911. p. 4935.
- ^ "No. 28818". The London Gazette. 3 April 1914. p. 2881.