Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie
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Alexander Colin David Ingleby-Mackenzie OBE
(15 September 1933 – 9 March 2006) was an English
cricketer
: a left-handed batsman who played for Hampshire
between 1951 and 1966, captaining the county from 1958 to 1965 as Hampshire's last amateur captain and leading his side to their first County Championship
in the 1961 season
. He was later president of the Marylebone Cricket Club
from 1996 to 1998, during which time women were first permitted to join.
, Devon
. His father was a surgeon officer in the Royal Navy
who ended his career as Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Ingleby-Mackenzie.
He was educated at Ludgrove and Eton
, where he became Keeper of Fives
, Squash
, Rackets and the Field
, played in the Wall
.
He also played football
, tennis
and cricket, playing in the annual cricket match against Harrow
and for Public Schools
against Combined Services. He was elected as President of Pop.
He played his first match for Hampshire in 1951, having been spotted at Eton by Desmond Eagar
, although he was bowled for a duck by Alan Oakman
in his debut innings
.
with the Royal Navy, during which time he played cricket for Combined Services and, on leave in the summer of 1952, for Hampshire.
He played a full season for Hampshire in 1954, then declined a place at Trinity College, Oxford
to work for Slazenger
, who gave him copious leave to pursue a parallel cricket career with Hampshire.
He toured the West Indies with a team led by E. W. Swanton
in early 1956, and then headed the Hampshire batting averages in the 1956 County Championship season.
After sharing the county captaincy with Desmond Eagar in 1957, he became sole captain in 1958, in which year he was also named as the Cricket Writer's Club "Young Cricketer of the Year".
His "day time" job also changed, accepting an invitation from Bryan Valentine
of Kent
to join the insurance broker
s Holmwoods, Back and Manson.
Nevertheless, he was often absent pursuing his sport in a swashbuckling fashion. Hampshire's victory in the 1961 County Championship was, in part, due to Ingleby-Mackenzie's bold captaincy: 10 of their 19 victories that season are attributable to bold declarations on the third (and last) day, in a summer when the opposing team could not be made to follow-on. The team included West Indian opening batsman Roy Marshall
, veteran swing and seam bowler Derek Shackleton
, and fast bowler David White
.
In his first-class career, he scored 12,421 first-class
runs, including 11 hundreds, at a relatively low average
of 24.35, this figure depressed at least in part because of his attacking instincts: in only one season (1956) when he played more than a handful of games did he average above 30. However, he passed 1,000 runs in a season five times.
He was an occasional right-arm off-break bowler (he never took a wicket) and an equally occasional wicket-keeper
, who gained his only first-class stumping (that of Gerry Alexander
) for the Duke of Norfolk's XI against Jamaica in the 1956-1957 West Indian cricket season, deputising for Leo Harrison
.
He became cricket manager for Sir Paul Getty
at his ground at Wormsley. He was reputedly one of the last to see Lord Lucan
. He was a member of the Clermont Club and captained the Sunningdale golf club in 2000.
Ingleby-Mackenzie served as president of Marylebone Cricket Club
from 1996 to 1998. He was in the post when the new media centre at Lord's was approved and building work began. He was also president when women were first admitted to the club in 1998: he pronounced himself "absolutely delighted" at the decision. and he famously is quoted as saying "Women are a very fine species" He became president of Hampshire in 2002.
He was awarded the OBE
in the summer of 2005, just a few months before his death at the age of 72, following surgery for a brain tumour.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(15 September 1933 – 9 March 2006) was an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
: a left-handed batsman who played for Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
between 1951 and 1966, captaining the county from 1958 to 1965 as Hampshire's last amateur captain and leading his side to their first County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
in the 1961 season
1961 English cricket season
-Honours:*County Championship - Hampshire*Minor Counties Championship - Somerset II*Second XI Championship - Kent II*Wisden - Bill Alley, Richie Benaud, Alan Davidson, Bill Lawry, Norm O'Neill-Test series:...
. He was later president of the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
from 1996 to 1998, during which time women were first permitted to join.
Early life
Ingleby-Mackenzie was born in DartmouthDartmouth, Devon
Dartmouth is a town and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is a tourist destination set on the banks of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a long narrow tidal ria that runs inland as far as Totnes...
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
. His father was a surgeon officer in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
who ended his career as Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Ingleby-Mackenzie.
He was educated at Ludgrove and Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, where he became Keeper of Fives
Fives
Fives is a British sport believed to derive from the same origins as many racquet sports. In fives, a ball is propelled against the walls of a special court using gloved or bare hands as though they were a racquet.-Background:...
, Squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
, Rackets and the Field
Eton Field Game
The Field Game is one of two codes of football devised and played at Eton College. The other is the Eton Wall Game. The game is like football in some ways — the ball is round, but one size smaller than a standard football, and may not be handled — but the off-side rules — known as 'sneaking' — are...
, played in the Wall
Eton Wall Game
The Eton wall game is a game similar to football and Rugby Union, that originated from and is still played at Eton College. It is played on a strip of ground 5 metres wide and 110 metres long next to a slightly curved brick wall, erected in 1717....
.
He also played football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
and cricket, playing in the annual cricket match against Harrow
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and for Public Schools
Public School (UK)
A public school, in common British usage, is a school that is neither administered nor financed by the state or from taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of endowments, tuition fees and charitable contributions, usually existing as a non profit-making charitable trust...
against Combined Services. He was elected as President of Pop.
He played his first match for Hampshire in 1951, having been spotted at Eton by Desmond Eagar
Desmond Eagar
Edward Desmond Russell Eagar was an English cricketer who as secretary and captain of Hampshire was instrumental, through organisation, captaincy and recruitment, in raising the county team from perennial also-rans to the point where, in the seasons after he retired from playing, it was...
, although he was bowled for a duck by Alan Oakman
Alan Oakman
Alan Oakman was an English first-class cricketer. He had a long career for Sussex, playing 538 first-class matches over a 21-year period, and played two Test matches for England...
in his debut innings
Innings
An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...
.
First-class cricket career
He did National ServiceNational service
National service is a common name for mandatory government service programmes . The term became common British usage during and for some years following the Second World War. Many young people spent one or more years in such programmes...
with the Royal Navy, during which time he played cricket for Combined Services and, on leave in the summer of 1952, for Hampshire.
He played a full season for Hampshire in 1954, then declined a place at Trinity College, Oxford
Trinity College, Oxford
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
to work for Slazenger
Slazenger
Slazenger is a British sports equipment brand name sold throughout the world, involving a variety of sporting categories namely cricket, tennis and hockey...
, who gave him copious leave to pursue a parallel cricket career with Hampshire.
He toured the West Indies with a team led by E. W. Swanton
E. W. Swanton
Ernest William Swanton CBE is chiefly known for being a cricket writer and commentator under his initials, E. W. Swanton. He worked as a sports journalist for The Daily Telegraph and as a broadcaster for BBC Radio for 30 years. He was a regular commentator on Test Match Special, easily recognised...
in early 1956, and then headed the Hampshire batting averages in the 1956 County Championship season.
After sharing the county captaincy with Desmond Eagar in 1957, he became sole captain in 1958, in which year he was also named as the Cricket Writer's Club "Young Cricketer of the Year".
His "day time" job also changed, accepting an invitation from Bryan Valentine
Bryan Valentine
Bryan Herbert Valentine was an English cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1933 to 1939....
of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
to join the insurance broker
Insurance broker
An insurance broker finds sources for contracts of insurance on behalf of their customers. The three largest insurance brokers in the world, by revenue, are Aon, Marsh & McLennan, and Willis Group Holdings.-Purpose of insurance brokers:...
s Holmwoods, Back and Manson.
Nevertheless, he was often absent pursuing his sport in a swashbuckling fashion. Hampshire's victory in the 1961 County Championship was, in part, due to Ingleby-Mackenzie's bold captaincy: 10 of their 19 victories that season are attributable to bold declarations on the third (and last) day, in a summer when the opposing team could not be made to follow-on. The team included West Indian opening batsman Roy Marshall
Roy Marshall
Roy Edwin Marshall was a West Indian cricketer who played in four Tests from 1951 to 1952. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1959.-Early career:...
, veteran swing and seam bowler Derek Shackleton
Derek Shackleton
Derek Shackleton was a Hampshire and England bowler. He took over 100 wickets in 20 consecutive seasons of first-class cricket, but only played in seven Tests for England. As of 2007, he has the seventh-highest tally of first-class wickets, and the most first-class wickets of any player who...
, and fast bowler David White
David White
David White or Dave White may refer to:*Dave White , Derringer Award–winning mystery writer*Dave White , U.S. journalist*Dave White , U.S. Navy submarine skipper*David A.R...
.
In his first-class career, he scored 12,421 first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
runs, including 11 hundreds, at a relatively low average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 24.35, this figure depressed at least in part because of his attacking instincts: in only one season (1956) when he played more than a handful of games did he average above 30. However, he passed 1,000 runs in a season five times.
He was an occasional right-arm off-break bowler (he never took a wicket) and an equally occasional wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
, who gained his only first-class stumping (that of Gerry Alexander
Gerry Alexander
Franz Copeland Murray "Gerry" Alexander was a Jamaican cricketer who played 25 Tests for the West Indies...
) for the Duke of Norfolk's XI against Jamaica in the 1956-1957 West Indian cricket season, deputising for Leo Harrison
Leo Harrison
Leo Harrison is a former English cricketer who played for Hampshire from 1939-1966. Harrison played 396 first class games, 387 of which were for Hampshire...
.
After cricket
He retired from first-class cricket in 1965 County Championship, and later became chairman of Holmwoods, which was bought out from Brown Shipley in 1992.He became cricket manager for Sir Paul Getty
Paul Getty
Sir John Paul Getty KBE , born Eugene Paul Getty, was a wealthy American-born British philanthropist and book collector. He was the elder son of Jean Paul Getty, Sr...
at his ground at Wormsley. He was reputedly one of the last to see Lord Lucan
Richard Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan
Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan , popularly known as Lord Lucan, as Lord Bingham before 1964, and sometimes colloquially called "Lucky" Lucan, was a British peer, who disappeared in the early hours of 8 November 1974, following the murder of Sandra Rivett, his children's nanny, the previous...
. He was a member of the Clermont Club and captained the Sunningdale golf club in 2000.
Ingleby-Mackenzie served as president of Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
from 1996 to 1998. He was in the post when the new media centre at Lord's was approved and building work began. He was also president when women were first admitted to the club in 1998: he pronounced himself "absolutely delighted" at the decision. and he famously is quoted as saying "Women are a very fine species" He became president of Hampshire in 2002.
He was awarded the OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in the summer of 2005, just a few months before his death at the age of 72, following surgery for a brain tumour.
External links
- Statistical summary from CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
- Obituary (The Daily TelegraphThe Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
, 15 March 2006) - Obituary (The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, 16 March 2006)