Francis MacKinnon

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = Eng
name = Francis MacKinnon
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style =
tests = 1
test runs = 5
test bat avg = 2.50
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 5
test balls = 0
test wickets = 0
test bowl avg = n/a
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = n/a
test catches/stumpings = 0/0
FCs = 88
FC runs = 2,310
FC bat avg = 15.71
FC 100s/50s = 2/7
FC top score = 115
FC balls = 0
FC wickets = 0
FC bowl avg = n/a
FC 5s = 0
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = n/a
FC catches/stumpings = 38/0
debut date = 2 January
debut year = 1879
last date = 4 January
last year = 1879
source = http://content.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/16867.html

Francis Alexander MacKinnon, The 35th MacKinnon of MacKinnon (9 April 1848 - 27 February 1947) is the longest-lived Test cricketer, by nearly two years. He was 98 years, 324 days old when he died. He was the oldest-ever first-class cricketer on his death.

MacKinnon was born at Acryse Park, near Folkestone in Kent, and was educated at Harrow School. An amateur cricketer, he joined the MCC in 1870, and played first-class cricket from 1870 to 1885.

He attended St John's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1871. He played cricket for Cambridge University, winning his blue in 1870. He played in the famous University match in 1870, known as Cobden's Match, in which Cambridge's Frank Cobden conceded only one run and took three wickets in the last four-ball over to win the match by two runs.

MacKinnon played for Kent from 1875. He toured Australia with Lord Harris in 1878-79, and played his only Test on this tour, making 0 and 5 in his two innings, bowled by Fred Spofforth twice. His first dismissal was the second in the first Test hat-trick. He was president of Kent in 1889.

In 1888, MacKinnon married the Hon. Emily Hood. They had one son and one daughter together. His wife died in 1934.

He was a Captain in the Royal Kent Yeomanry from 1871 to 1893, promoted to Honorary Major in 1886. He was a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Kent from 1900 to 1902. On the death of his father in 1903, he became The MacKinnon of Mackinnon, the 35th Chief of the Mackinnon Clan.

He died at his home, Drumduan, in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland.

References

* [http://content.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/16867.html Cricinfo article on Francis MacKinnon]

External links

* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/0/943.html Brief profile of F.A.MacKinnon by Don Ambrose]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/34/34.html CricketArchive page on Frank MacKinnon]